New Activity at Stoney Corners
Traverse City Light & Power has approved a 20-year power purchase agreement with Stoney Corners Wind Farm near McBain to purchase 10 MW from five wind turbines. It is anticipated that the five wind turbines will be operating by the end of 2010.
Between 2010 and 2012 Heritage Renewable Energy is planning to construct more projects with the goal of building an additional 400-500 MW. The interconnection at the site has been sized to accomodate a much larger number of wind turbines than what is currently committed.
In a related development, the MPSC has approved an amendment to the existing Detroit Edison contract with Stoney Corners for a pilot, utility-scale 2.2 MW wind turbine with a permanent magnet generator and direct drive configuration.
This wind farm developer is undertaking a very unique approach on building a wind farm piece by piece, such that the electiricty at the site may ultimately be committed to many different entitites. Already it has three different types of wind turbines assigned to the project.
Tags: alternative energy, Michigan alternative energy, Michigan energy, Michigan Public Service Commission, wind energy
Energy | Bruce Goodman | 16 January 2010 |
