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Energy companies enXco and Xcel Energy have said the 201MW Nobles wind farm in south-west Minnesota is now fully operational and supplying energy to the grid.

The project is located in Nobles County and comprises 134 General Electric turbines, which each have a generating capacity of 1.5MW.
Judy Poferl, president and CEO of Xcel Energy company Northern States Power Company Minnesota, said, ‘Developing wind resources, abundant in the upper Midwest, will help meet our customers’ growing needs for electricity at a reasonable cost while minimising impact on the environment.’
The project will supply power to 65,000 homes via the regional electricity grid.
Xcel Energy and enXco, an EDF subsidiary, have worked on a number of joint developments including the 150MW Merricourt Wind Project in North Dakota.
Steve Peluso, senior vice president of origination for enXco, said, ‘enXco is once again pleased to extend our experience and successful relationship with Xcel Energy to bring the economic and renewable benefits from the Nobles Wind Project to their customers in the upper Midwest.
‘This project marks our sixth wind project to deliver electricity to Xcel Energy’s renewable energy portfolio.