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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Geronimo Energy LLC (Edina, Minnesota), a subsidiary of National Grid plc (NYSE:NGG) (London, England), is taking advantage of the growing interest in wind and solar energy with a slew of projects across the northern Plains and Great Lakes states--areas traditionally associated with fossil-fuel development. Industrial Info is tracking more than $4.7 billion worth of active projects involving Geronimo, the bulk of which is attributed to states in the northern Midwest, such as Minnesota and the Dakotas.
Click on the image at right for a graph detailing active Geronimo projects, by U.S. state.
Last month, Geronimo kicked off commercial operations for the $350 million Phase I of its Crocker Windfarm in Watertown, South Dakota, which lies east of the southernmost areas of the Bakken Shale. The 200-megawatt (MW) facility has power-purchase agreements in place with Walmart Incorporated (NYSE:WMT) (Bentonville, Arkansas) and Cargill Incorporated (Minnetonka, Minnesota), and is supported by an $18 million switchyard in Bradley, South Dakota, and a five-mile, $8 million transmission line that connects it with the $10 million Crocker Substation nearby.
Geronimo and privately held investment firm The Rahn Group LLC (Minneapolis, Minnesota) are considering a proposed, estimated $350 million Phase II, which, like Phase I, would generate 209 MW from 77 turbines from General Electric (NYSE:GE) (Boston, Massachusetts). For more information, see Industrial Info's project reports on Phase I, Phase II, the switchyard, the transmission line and the substation.
South Dakota officials have tried to lure wind-energy companies to the state in recent years, according to the Argus Leader (Sioux Falls, South Dakota). Wind blows at full capacity about 40% of the time in the Mount Rushmore State, the third-highest rate in the nation, according to the newspaper.
Geronimo and Rahn also are wrapping up the $360 million Phase I of the Blazing Star Windfarm in Hendricks, Minnesota, and are considering an estimated $320 million Phase II. Like its predecessor, the second phase would generate 200 MW from 90 turbines from Vestas (Aarhus, Denmark). The companies completed construction in October on a $10 million substation in Hendricks, which will send power generated from the windfarm to the grid. For more information, see Industrial Info's project reports on Phase I, Phase II and the substation.
Engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) firm M.A. Mortenson Company (Minneapolis) is at work on the Blazing Star project and also is joining Geronimo on its $300 million Green River Windfarm in Tampico, Illinois. The facility, which will generate 212 MW from 64 turbines from Gamesa (San Pedro Garza García, Mexico), received its biggest boost last summer, when the Illinois Municipal Electric Agency (IMEA) signed a 15-year agreement to purchase 50 MW of output. For more information, see Industrial Info's project report.
The north-central U.S. also is home to a pair of Geronimo's solar projects, both slated to begin construction this year: the estimated $200 million Regal Solar Plant in Royalton, Minnesota, which would generate 100 MW from photovoltaic (PV) panels and would be supported by a $13 million substation, and the estimated $25 million Burlington Solar Farm in Burlington, Michigan, which would generate 10 MW from PV panels. For more information, see Industrial Info's project reports on the Regal plant, its substation and the Burlington plant.
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Click on the image at right for a graph detailing active Geronimo projects, by U.S. state.Last month, Geronimo kicked off commercial operations for the $350 million Phase I of its Crocker Windfarm in Watertown, South Dakota, which lies east of the southernmost areas of the Bakken Shale. The 200-megawatt (MW) facility has power-purchase agreements in place with Walmart Incorporated (NYSE:WMT) (Bentonville, Arkansas) and Cargill Incorporated (Minnetonka, Minnesota), and is supported by an $18 million switchyard in Bradley, South Dakota, and a five-mile, $8 million transmission line that connects it with the $10 million Crocker Substation nearby.
Geronimo and privately held investment firm The Rahn Group LLC (Minneapolis, Minnesota) are considering a proposed, estimated $350 million Phase II, which, like Phase I, would generate 209 MW from 77 turbines from General Electric (NYSE:GE) (Boston, Massachusetts). For more information, see Industrial Info's project reports on Phase I, Phase II, the switchyard, the transmission line and the substation.
South Dakota officials have tried to lure wind-energy companies to the state in recent years, according to the Argus Leader (Sioux Falls, South Dakota). Wind blows at full capacity about 40% of the time in the Mount Rushmore State, the third-highest rate in the nation, according to the newspaper.
Geronimo and Rahn also are wrapping up the $360 million Phase I of the Blazing Star Windfarm in Hendricks, Minnesota, and are considering an estimated $320 million Phase II. Like its predecessor, the second phase would generate 200 MW from 90 turbines from Vestas (Aarhus, Denmark). The companies completed construction in October on a $10 million substation in Hendricks, which will send power generated from the windfarm to the grid. For more information, see Industrial Info's project reports on Phase I, Phase II and the substation.
Engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) firm M.A. Mortenson Company (Minneapolis) is at work on the Blazing Star project and also is joining Geronimo on its $300 million Green River Windfarm in Tampico, Illinois. The facility, which will generate 212 MW from 64 turbines from Gamesa (San Pedro Garza García, Mexico), received its biggest boost last summer, when the Illinois Municipal Electric Agency (IMEA) signed a 15-year agreement to purchase 50 MW of output. For more information, see Industrial Info's project report.
The north-central U.S. also is home to a pair of Geronimo's solar projects, both slated to begin construction this year: the estimated $200 million Regal Solar Plant in Royalton, Minnesota, which would generate 100 MW from photovoltaic (PV) panels and would be supported by a $13 million substation, and the estimated $25 million Burlington Solar Farm in Burlington, Michigan, which would generate 10 MW from PV panels. For more information, see Industrial Info's project reports on the Regal plant, its substation and the Burlington plant.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR), with global headquarters in Sugar Land, Texas, six offices in North America and 12 international offices, is the leading provider of global market intelligence specializing in the industrial process, heavy manufacturing and energy markets. Industrial Info's quality-assurance philosophy, the Living Forward Reporting Principle, provides up-to-the-minute intelligence on what's happening now, while constantly keeping track of future opportunities. Follow IIR on: Facebook - Twitter - LinkedIn. For more information on our coverage, send inquiries to info@industrialinfo.com or visit us online at http://www.industrialinfo.com/.
