With the original manufacturer no longer in existence, it is becoming more and more difficult for Willmar Municipal Utilities to find replacement parts for its aging wind turbines.
With the original manufacturer no longer in existence, it is becoming more and more difficult for Willmar Municipal Utilities to find replacement parts for its aging wind turbines.
It was reported earlier this summer that water rates for the city of Willmar were expected to increase 20% for each of the next three years and another 5% in the year 2026 due to having to finance the construction of the addition to the Northeast Water Treatment Plant. However, Willmar Municipal Utilities has found a way to finance the project in-house to significantly decrease the expected rate spikes.
Willmar Municipal Utilities' two wind turbines produced record output in April 1,416,112 total kilowatt-hours more than double the output recorded during the month of April in the years 2018-2021.