enXco, an EDF Energies Nouvelles Company, and Xcel Energy closed on the Wind Project Purchase and Sale Agreement (WPPSA) for the Nobles Wind Project, a 201MW wind facility to be constructed in Nobles County in southwest Minnesota.
The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission approved the Nobles Wind
Project on May 28, 2009. The closure of the WPPSA transfers the project
ownership to Northern States Power Co., an Xcel Energy operating
company. The Nobles Wind Project, consisting of 134 GE 1.5MW turbines is
expected to be operational by the end of 2010.
