Hartland Wind Farm

The Hartland Wind Farm, named after Hartland, North Dakota, is a proposed wind farm which is expected to produce 500 megawatts (MW) of power, using 333 wind turbines, in North Dakota. A second 500 MW phase is also being considered. At 1,000 MW, this project has the potential to be one of the largest wind farm developments in the United States. [http://www.windtoday.net/articles/Denali_Energy_and_Montgomery_Energy_Form_Joint_Venture_Hartland_Wind_Farm_in_North_Dakota-54396.html Denali Energy and Montgomery Energy Form Joint Venture Hartland Wind Farm in North Dakota] ] [http://www.windaction.org/news/14191 Three counties to be part of new wind farm project] ]

It is proposed that the wind farm will span portions of Burke, Mountrail and Ward counties, about 25 miles northwest of Minot. The project is sited in an ideal location along a ridge, atop a plateau, where there are exceptional wind speeds. This is the wind farm development process which is to be followed:
*Identify potential sites and transmission issues.
*Establish relationships with landowners.
*Establish relationships with local stakeholders.
*Engage "strike team" (engineering, contractor, etc.).
*Execute permits and transmission agreements.
*Execute power purchase agreements. [ [http://denalicompanies.com/energy.html Alternative Energy and Renewable Energy] ]

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