Scout Clean Energy (Scout) has announced that they have accepted final delivery of 71 of GE’s 2.8-127 onshore wind turbines for the 200MW Sweetland Wind Project (Sweetland) in Hand County, South Dakota, USA.
Scout plans to manage construction of the project and has selected Blattner Energy as the Balance of Plant (BOP) Contractor. Sweetland is expected to support over 200 temporary construction jobs and 10 permanent full-time positions once the project begins operations. Sweetland is owned and will be operated by Scout Clean Energy which is a portfolio company of Brookfield Renewable.