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Summary of Green Pricing Programs in Minnesota
| 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 |
1 = As of 2002-12-31
2 = As of 2001-12-31
*= scheduled to begin February 2003 (but
not active as of the most recent update). Data based on approved
concept.
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