Allete Builds New Wind Farm in Montana

ALLETE Clean Energy, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ALLETE Inc., has announced it will construct, own and operate an 80-megawatt wind energy facility near Great Falls, Montana, that will supply electricity to NorthWestern Energy under a signed power sale agreement.

ALLETE Clean Energy acquired the South Peak project from Peak Clean Energy and will manage construction of the wind facility, scheduled to be online by late 2019. Energy from South Peak will be delivered to NorthWestern Energy customers through a 15-year power sale agreement. “We’re excited to be working with our newest customer in NorthWestern Energy, and hope this project leads to more opportunities together in the future,” said ALLETE Clean Energy President Al Rudeck. “This... ... More: Official Press Release Allete

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