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| Transmission OASIS Functions OATT Revisions Interconnection Infrastructure projects | Wessington Springs Wind Project |
Babcock & Brown Renewable Holdings Inc. proposes to construct, operate, and maintain a wind energy development south of the city of Wessington Springs in southern Jerauld County, South Dakota (refer to the enclosed map). The proposed project, known as the Wessington Springs Wind Project, would provide clean, reliable, competitive electrical power into the interconnected grid of the western United States and accommodate future demand for power in South Dakota and the region. The proposed project would consist of no more than 66 wind turbines on approximately 6,000 acres of leased land. Each wind turbine would be connected by a service road for access and a 34.5-kilovolt electrical collection system. Some access to the proposed project would be available on county township roads. Additional access roads would be constructed as necessary. The proposed project would interconnect with Western's existing Fort Thompson-to Sioux Falls 230-kV transmission line with about 2.5 miles of new, 230-kV transmission line. Western to host public meeting May 17Western needs your comments to help define the scope and alternatives for an environmental assessment on the Wessington Springs Wind Project. Learn more about this project and share your ideas at the public open-house meeting from 5 to 8 p.m. on May 17 at the Jerauld County 4-H AG Building at 604 2nd Street, NE, in Wessington Springs, S.D. Comments on the proposed project should be received by May 31. Project Progress
Project updates and documentsDetermination to prepare an Environmental Assessment (204 kb pdf)
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