Table of Green Pricing
Programs for Wind Energy
| Utility
Name |
Program
Name |
Online Sign-up? |
Download Sign-up? |
Type |
Size |
Start
Date |
Premium
per kWh |
Total
MN Customers1 |
Program
Users1 |
Total Wind
Energy Produced1 |
| Basin
Electric Power Cooperative
(only
2 co-ops offer program) |
Prairie
Winds |
Through Member Cooperatives only |
Through Member Cooperatives only |
wind |
2.6 MW |
2000 |
3.0 |
Not Avaliable |
Not Avaliable |
Not Avaliable |
| Dakota
Electric Association |
Wellspring
Renewable Wind Energy Program |
Yes |
No; call 800-874-3409 to sign up |
wind from GRE |
660 kW |
1997 |
1.28 |
89,000 |
891
(10.01%) |
2,782,100 kWh |
| Great
River Energy (GRE)
(all
29 co-ops offer program) |
Wellspring
Renewable Wind Energy Program |
No; call 763-441-3121 for information |
No; call 763-441-3121 for information |
wind |
6 MW |
2000 |
1.28-2.0 |
550,000 |
Not Avaliable |
Not Avaliable |
| Minnesota
Power |
WindSense |
No |
Yes
(in PDF Format) |
wind from GRE |
1 MW |
2000 |
2.5 |
144,000 |
900
(0.06%) |
1,500,000 kWh |
| Minnkota
Power Cooperative
(only
9 co-ops offer program) |
Infinity
Wind Energy |
Through Member Cooperatives only |
Through Member Cooperatives only |
wind |
900 kW |
1999 |
3.0 |
90,000 |
534
(0.59%) |
Not Avaliable |
| Moorhead
Public Service |
Capture
the Wind |
e-mail only |
No; call 218-299-5400 to sign up |
wind |
1.5 MW |
1998 |
1.5 |
12,500 |
900
(7.2%) |
Not Avaliable |
| Otter
Tail Power Company |
TailWinds |
Yes |
No; call 218-739-8200 to sign up |
wind |
900 kW |
2001 |
2.6 |
58,0692 |
1,007
(1.73%) |
1,822,783 kWh |
| Southern
Minnesota Municipal Power Agency
(all
18 offer program) |
Wind
Power |
No |
No; 800-237-8992 to sign up |
wind |
900 kW |
2000 |
3.0 |
Not Avaliable |
Not Avaliable |
Not Avaliable |
| Xcel
Energy* |
WindSource |
Pending Start-up |
Pending Start-up |
wind from GRE |
1.8-MW |
2003* |
2.0 |
1,100,000 |
Pending Start-Up |
Pending Start-Up |
.