Allete Clean Energy has acquired a combined 97.5MW wind generation facility near Lake Benton, Minn. for US$ 47.5 million.
The facility is being purchased from a subsidiary of EDF Renewable Energy. Located in southwest Minnesota in the proximity of other ALLETE Clean Energy -owned wind turbines, the Chanarambie and Viking wind farms being purchased consist of a total of 65 GE turbines producing electricity under existing power purchase agreements with Northern States Power.