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Red Pine Wind Project

Project Docket

Docket No 16-618
Project name Red Pine Wind Project
Applicant EDF Renewable Energy, Inc.
Description The Red Pine Wind Project is a 200 megawatt (MW) wind farm in Lincoln County, Minnesota
Location Lincoln County, Lincoln County -- Ash Lake Township, Lincoln County -- Lake Stay Township, Lincoln County -- Limestone Township, Lincoln County -- Marble Township, Lincoln County -- Royal Township
Contact Richard Davis
richard.davis@state.mn.us
Status
  • 2016-11-21: Application accepted
  • 2016-12-13: Public meeting
  • 2017-02-10: Draft permit issued
  • 2017-03-06: Public hearing
  • 2017-06-27: Permit issued
  • 2018-12-21: Project built
  • Upcoming: Docket closed
eDockets 16-618

Project Summary

Red Pine Wind Project, LLC, a subsidery of EDF Renewable Energy, Inc., has applied for a Large Wind Energy Conversion System (LWECS) site permit to construct and operate the 200 megawatt (MW) Red Pine Wind Project in Lincoln County, Minnesota.  The project will consist of up to 100 wind turbines.

A public hearing for the project was held on March 6, 2017.  The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission issued a site permit for the project on June 27, 2017.  The project has been in operation since Decmeber 2017.  

Key Project Documents

Date Title Description
06/27/2017 Commission Order and Site Permit for Red Pine Wind Project The Commission's order issuing a site permit for the Red Pine Wind Project.
11/23/2016 Red Pine Wind Project - Permit Application Addendum Red Pine Wind Project, LLC has submitted a Permit Application Addendum to provide an update and additional project detail with respect to an increase in the project area boundary and the addition of a new wind turbine model being evaluated for inclusion in the project
09/30/2016 Red Pine Wind Project - Site Permit Application (Revised) Red Pine Wind Project, LLC has filed a revised Site Permit Application to construct a large wind energy conversion system (LWECS) in Lincoln County, near the communities of Ivanhoe and Arco, Minnesota. The revised Site Permit Application includes project details and addresses potential resource impacts associated with the 58 to 100 wind turbines, project substation, and associated project facilities. This document has been revised from the original Site Permit Application, which was filed in eDockets on September 16, 2016

Project Documents