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Wygen Unit 3
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Wygen Unit 3 would be the fifth unit at the Neil Simpson Complex. Black Hills Corporation is seeking an equity partner for the project.[1]
In March 2007, the state Department of Environmental Quality issued the final air permit for the project. In Oct. 2007, Black Hills submitted a permit application to the Industrial Siting Council. Black Hills began construction in March, 2008 after receiving its Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity issued by the Wyoming Public Service Commission announced on March 20, 2008. [2]
On April 9, 2009, Black Hills Corporation completed the sale of a 25 percent ownership interest in its Wygen III power generation facility to Montana-Dakota Utilities Company, part of MDU Resources Group. Montana-Dakota will pay 25 percent of the total cost to build Wygen III in exchange for 25 percent of the plant's output for the life of the plant. This plant is currently scheduled to be online in June 2010.[3]
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Project Details
Sponsor: Black Hills Corporation
Location: Gillette, WY
Capacity: 100 MW
Type: Pulverized coal
Projected in service: 2010
Status: Under construction
Cost: 225 Million
Financing
Citizen Groups
- Powder River Basin Resource Council, Jill Morrison, jillm [at] powderriverbasin.org
Resources
References
- ↑ Black Hills Corporation 2006 shareholder report, accessed January 2008.
- ↑ Black Hills Corporation News, March 20, 2008
- ↑ "Stopping the Coal Rush", Sierra Club, accessed May 2009. (This is a Sierra Club list of new coal plant proposals.)
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- Coal plants cancelled in 2007
- Coal plants cancelled in 2008
- Wyoming and coal
- State-by-state guide to information on coal in the United States (or click on the map)
External links
- "Stopping the Coal Rush", Sierra Club, accessed January 2008. (This is a Sierra Club list of new coal plant proposals.)
- Black Hills Corporation website
- "Black Hills Corporation Obtains Final Approval for the Wygen III Power Plant from Wyoming Regulators; Construction Begins Immediately", Black Hills Corporation press release, accessed April, 2008
