U.S. Midwest to See $3.8 Billion in Third-Quarter Power Project Starts

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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Industrial Info is tracking nearly $3.8 billion in planned Power Industry project starts in third-quarter 2018 in the Midwest market region. The Midwest market region includes Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska and South Dakota. Kansas leads these states in terms of project value, with $1.3 billion in planned projects.

Click on the image at right for a breakdown by state of planned third-quarter Power project starts in the Midwest market region.

Among the highest-value projects planned to kick off in the quarter is Infinity Renewables' (Broomfield, Colorado) 460-megawatt (MW) Solomon Forks Windfarm near Colby, Kansas. The facility will use 175 Siemens (Munich, Germany) wind turbine-generators. M.A. Mortenson Company (Minneapolis, Minnesota) is providing engineering, procurement and construction on the project, which is planned to kick off this summer and take about a year to complete. The project has an estimated total investment value (TIV) of $759 million. For more information, see Industrial Info's project report.

In Iowa, EDP Renewables North America LLC (Houston, Texas) plans to kick off construction of the 200-MW Turtle Creek Windfarm near Saint Ansgar. The project will use 100 2-MW wind turbine-generators. Construction is expected to be complete by the end of the year. The project has an estimated TIV of $400 million. For more information, see Industrial Info's project report.

While wind features prominently in the region, it's not the only fuel type see activity in the region. In South Dakota, 174 Power Global Corporation (Irvine, California) plans to begin construction on a 40-MW solar farm in Fall River County. The project will be built in two 20-MW phases and is expected to take about a year to complete. Hanwha Q Cells Corporation USA (Irvine) is providing EPC and technology. For more information, see Industrial Info's project report.

In Minnesota, the Hutchinson Utilities Commission (Hutchinson, Minnesota) will begin construction of two natural gas-fired peaking units to add 19.5 MW of peaking capacity. The project will use two Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT) (Peoria, Illinois) reciprocating generators. HDR Engineering Incorporated (Minneapolis) is providing engineering. For more information, see Industrial Info's project report.

Of course, power has to have a way to get to market, and in Nebraska, the Nebraska Public Power District (Columbus, Nebraska) is undertaking the Nebraska R-Project, a transmission project. The 345-kilovolt, overhead line will run more than 200 miles. Construction on the $380 million project is set to kick off this summer and take about a year to complete. Power Engineers Incorporated is providing engineering. For more information, see Industrial Info's project reports on the Cherry County-Holt County portion and the portion from the new Cherry County substation to the Gerald Gentleman substation. Also, see project reports on the Cherry County substation and Holt County substation.

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