Wind

We create electricity from coal, hydroelectric, natural gas, oil, solar, and wind facilities. We also purchase electricity from the Midcontinent Independent System Operator, or MISO, energy market when buying it is more economical than generating it ourselves. This mix ensures reliable, low-cost, and increasingly clean electricity 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Merricourt Wind Energy Center

Merricourt Wind Energy Center is a 150-megawatt wind generation facility. Located in southeast North Dakota, it harnesses some of our nation's best wind resources to generate clean, low-cost energy. After years of planning and 17 months of construction, Merricourt Wind Energy Center started producing energy in December 2020. 

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Additional wind energy centers

We have four wind energy centers that generate between 40 and 62 megawatts (MW).

Wind repowering

We’re planning to upgrade and refurbish wind turbines at our Ashtabula, Ashtabula III, Langdon, and Luverne Wind Energy Centers in 2024 and 2025. The Inflation Reduction Act provides for full production tax credits for repowering wind facilities, and these tax credits will offset the additional revenue requirements of the new investment. Tax credits for these projects, combined with zero fuel costs for renewable resources, demonstrate our commitment to affordability and help us maintain low-cost rates. Once complete, we expect this wind repowering to provide approximately 164 gigawatt hours of additional electricity—the equivalent of a new 40-MW facility.