North Dakota
Luverne Wind Farm, ND
STATUS: Complete TYPE: Wind Project OPPOSITION: Local residents PROSPECTS: Complete BACKGROUND: NextEra Energy Resources announced that it will build a wind farm near Lake Ashtabula in Griggs and Steele Counties in east central North Dakota. It is expected that the … Continue reading
South Heart Coal Gasification Plant, ND
STATUS: In progress, with opposition TYPE: Coal OPPOSITION: Dakota Resource Council, local residents PROSPECTS: Likely BACKGROUND: In 2001, the project developer began assembling mining leases. In 2003, it announced a plan to develop a 500 megawatt, lignite-fired electric generating plant … Continue reading
American Lignite Energy LLC, Coal-to-Liquids project, ND
STATUS: In progress TYPE: Coal OPPOSITION: Sierra Club, Dakota Resource Council PROSPECTS: Indeterminate BACKGROUND: American Lignite Energy LLC was formed in late 2006 to develop a coal-to-liquids project at an undefined site in western North Dakota at a projected cost … Continue reading
Westmoreland Power Inc., Gascoyne 500-MW Project, ND
STATUS: Canceled TYPE: Coal OPPOSITION: Plains Justice, Sierra Club, Dakota Resource Council, Rocky Mountain Office of Environmental Defense, National Parks and Conservation Association PROSPECTS: Unlikely BACKGROUND: In 2001, the developer began planning a $900 million, 500 megawatt coal power plant … Continue reading
Green Power Express: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin
STATUS: In progress with opposition TYPE: Transmission OPPOSITION: Citizens Energy Task Force PROSPECTS: Indeterminate BACKGROUND: Green Power Express is a $12 billion, 3,000-mile high-voltage transmission line across seven Midwestern states proposed by International Transmission Company (ITC). The project’s purpose is … Continue reading
CapX2020 Transmission Project, Minnesota/North Dakota/South Dakota/Wisconsin
STATUS: In progress with opposition TYPE: Transmission OPPOSITION: City of Fergus Falls; Environmental Groups; Local residents PROSPECTS: Likely BACKGROUND: CapX2020 is a $1.7 billion high-voltage transmission line project that while mostly in Minnesota, connects lines in North Dakota, South Dakota … Continue reading