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FERGUS FALLS, Minnesota, Dec. 22 Otter Tail Power, a subsidiary of Otter Tail, issued the following news:
After years of planning and 17 months of construction, Otter Tail Power Company s Merricourt Wind Energy Center is operational. Located in southeast North Dakota, blades are spinning on this 150-megawatt (MW) facility, harnessing some of our nation s best wind resources to generate power.
Otter Tail Power Company s customers have seen the benefits of wind resources since 2002. But this project will go down in company history. Completing the Merricourt Wind Energy Center marks a major milestone, said Otter Tail Power Company President Tim Rogelstad. At approximately $260 million, Merricourt is the largest capital investment in Otter Tail Power Company s history, bringing us one step closer to our goal of serving customers with more than 35 percent renewable energy by 2023. Thank you to everyone involved with this project. From community members, civic
Otter Tail to raise rates as it invests in clean energy, new tech
The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission is reviewing a rate increase request by Otter Tail Power Co. and until a decision is made, allowing the provider to raise prices by a smaller degree. The request from Otter Tail comes as the provider invests in newer technologies. 11:43 am, Dec. 18, 2020 ×
Kilowatt-hour usage determines the monthly billing statements to customers of Otter Tail Power Company. Tom Hintgen / Forum News Service
BEMIDJI Otter Tail Power Co. customers will see their rates fluctuate over the next year as a request from the energy provider works its way through the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission.
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It adding onto the two it already has in Jamestown and Ottertail
December 9, 2020
FERGUS FALLS, Minn.- More solar power is coming to Otter Tail County.
The Otter Tail Power Company is planning to build the Hoot Lake Solar Farm around the existing power plant in Fergus Falls.
The Hoot Lake Plant will be retiring next year.
Plans for the new solar farm to replace it have been in the works since the middle of this year.
It is a 49-megawatt project that will include around 150,000 solar panels.
This will make enough energy to power around 10,000 homes every year.