North Dakota Mulls NextEra Subsidiary’s 300 Megawatt Emmons-Logan Wind Energy Center Project, One of Largest in the State

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The North Dakota Public Service Commission is reviewing an application by Emmons-Logan Wind LLC, an indirect subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources, to build a 298.1 megawatt wind project in the southern part of the state, according to an Oct. 10 notice. An application was filled on July 19 for the 123 wind turbine generators and…

Ørsted to Expand U.S. Offshore Wind Portfolio With $510 Million Acquisition of Deepwater Wind

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Denmark-based Ørsted A/S will buy Deepwater Wind LLC, which owns the first U.S. offshore wind farm, the 30-megawatt Block Island farm off the Rhode Island coast, according to the company’s Oct. 10 press release. Ørsted entered into an agreement with U.S.-based D.E. Shaw Group to buy a 100 percent stake in Deepwater Wind, resulting in…