Wind Generated Power

Roseau Electric Cooperative is participating in Minnkota Power Cooperative's Infinity Wind Energy program. Customer interest in renewable wind-generated electricity and the willingness to pay for its higher development costs are the primary reasons why Roseau Electric and the other Minnkota-associated systems are offering a wind energy option to their customers.

North Dakota's first commercial-scale, utility-owned wind turbine was commissioned on January 25, 2002.  The 900-kilowatt wind turbine is located prominently along I-94, six miles east of Valley City, North Dakota.

The turbine will generate approximately 2.5 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) per year, enough to power approximately 200-300 homes. Interested customers of the Minnkota-associated systems have already committed to the entire electrical output of the wind turbine at an additional cost of $.50 per month for each 100 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of wind energy purchased.

Roseau Electric Cooperative has been allocated ten blocks of wind-generated power to assign to their customer base.  All ten blocks have been assigned, with those consumers paying the additional $.50 for each 100 kWh block of electricity.  This premium is necessary to pay for the incremental cost of producing wind power, which is more expensive and less reliable than conventional sources of electricity.

Minnkota's primary source of electrical generation will continue to be the lignite-fired Milton R. Young Station, located 40 miles northwest of Bismarck near the town of Center.

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Project Specifications

Past 24 Hr. Generation

Wind Energy Brochure (Adobe Acrobat Reader is needed to view the Wind Energy Brochure.)