Minnesota Power plans to begin construction this year on a 200MW expansion of its Bison wind project.
Construction on phase 4 of the Bison Wind Energy Center, anticipated to begin in the fourth quarter this year, will add 64 more wind turbines to the 101 turbines Minnesota Power has installed since 2010 near New Salem, N.D. Estimated to be operational by the end of 2014 and to cost approximately US$ 345 million, Bison 4 will be constructed in Oliver County, N.D., north and west of the project’s first three phases currently in operation. The expansion will include a new substation and approximately 11 miles of a 230-kilovolt transmission line. The project is dependent upon regulatory approvals in North Dakota and Minnesota.
