Pleasant Valley Wind Project Repower
Project Details
Project Name
Pleasant Valley Wind Project Repower
Applicant
Northern States Power, dba Xcel Energy
Location
Description
The proposed repowering of the Pleasant Valley Wind Project will consist of upgrading the existing 100 Vestas V100 turbines with Vestas V110, 2.2 MW turbines. Existing wind turbine towers will remain in place and be used for the installation of the new Vestas V110 turbines. Repowering of 86 of 100 existing turbines will involve the replacement of some components of the existing turbine nacelles and installing rotors with longer blades. The remaining 14 turbines will be repowered by replacing the entire turbine nacelle and a rotor with longer blades. New, larger turbine blades, coupled with upgraded generators will result in an increase of nominal production capacity of the Pleasant Valley Wind Project from 200 MW to 220 MW.
Status
active
Project Contact
Key Project Documents
| Date | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| December 6, 2022 | Amended Site Permit - Partial Repower | Amended Site Permit issued by the Commission for the partial Repowering of the Pleasant Valley Wind Project. |
| June 21, 2022 | DOC - EERA Comments and Recommendations on the Site Permit Amendment Application | EERA provided comments and recommendations on the completeness of the Permittee's application requesting a site permit amendment to repower the Pleasant Valley Wind Project. EERA also provided a sample amended site permit including the Permittee's requested amendments and additional amendments EERA believes are appropriate for the Commission to consider. |
| April 29, 2022 | Site Permit Amendment Application to Repower | Xcel Energy is requesting a site permit amendment to partially repower the existing turbines at the Pleasant Valley Wind Project. |