Hartland Wind Farm
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The Hartland Wind Farm, named after Hartland, North Dakota
, is a proposed wind farm
which is expected to produce 500 megawatts (MW) of power, using 333 wind turbines, in North Dakota
. A second 500 MW phase is also being considered. At 1,000 MW, this project has the potential to be one of the largest wind farm developments in the United States.
It is proposed that the wind farm will span portions of Burke, Mountrail and Ward counties, about 25 miles northwest of Minot
. The project is sited in an ideal location along a ridge, atop a plateau, where there are exceptional wind speeds.
This is the wind farm development process which is to be followed:
Hartland, North Dakota
Hartland is a ghost town in Ward County, North Dakota, United States, in the west of Carpio and north of Berthold."Hartland, N.D." article in Hartland Newspaper states "Hartland in 1912--Hartland was a small village established in 1907 in Sec. 30 of Carpio Township. A local resident, Martin D...
, is a proposed wind farm
Wind farm
A wind farm is a group of wind turbines in the same location used to produce electric power. A large wind farm may consist of several hundred individual wind turbines, and cover an extended area of hundreds of square miles, but the land between the turbines may be used for agricultural or other...
which is expected to produce 500 megawatts (MW) of power, using 333 wind turbines, in North Dakota
North Dakota
North Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States of America, along the Canadian border. The state is bordered by Canada to the north, Minnesota to the east, South Dakota to the south and Montana to the west. North Dakota is the 19th-largest state by area in the U.S....
. A second 500 MW phase is also being considered. At 1,000 MW, this project has the potential to be one of the largest wind farm developments in the United States.
It is proposed that the wind farm will span portions of Burke, Mountrail and Ward counties, about 25 miles northwest of Minot
Minot, North Dakota
Minot is a city located in north central North Dakota in the United States. It is most widely known for the Air Force base located approximately 15 miles north of the city. With a population of 40,888 at the 2010 census, Minot is the fourth largest city in the state...
. The project is sited in an ideal location along a ridge, atop a plateau, where there are exceptional wind speeds.
This is the wind farm development process which is to be followed:
- Identify potential sites and transmission issues.
- Establish relationships with landowners.
- Establish relationships with local stakeholders.
- Engage "strike team" (engineering, contractor, etc.).
- Execute permits and transmission agreements.
- Execute power purchase agreements.