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PrairieWinds

Minot Wind 2 construction

In 2008 Basin Electric's board of directors established two for-profit subsidiaries, PrairieWinds ND 1 Inc. and PrairieWinds SD 1 Inc. to develop wind projects in North Dakota and South Dakota, respectively. 

PrairieWinds ND 1 Inc.

PrairieWinds ND 1, Inc. was formed to develop a new 115.5 megawatt (MW) wind project south of Minot, ND, called PrairieWinds 1. Construction began in August 2009 and was complete in late December 2009. Power from PrairieWinds 1 flows to Basin Electric’s customers through an interconnection with Western Area Power Administration’s transmission system.

PrairieWinds 1 is the largest wind project soley owned and operated by an electric cooperative in the United States

PrairieWinds ND 1, Inc. also owns Minot Wind Project, which consists of two 1.3-MW turbines built in 2002, and three 1.5-MW turbines built in 2009. Minot Wind is located south of Minot, ND. 

PrairieWinds SD 1 Inc.

PrairieWinds SD 1 Inc. was formed to develop wind projects in South Dakota. One wind project is currently in the engineering and permitting stages. Construction is scheduled to begin sometime in 2010.

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