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N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – The North Dakota Public Service Commission has given its go-ahead to the developers of a big wind farm in Barnes County to complete the two-phase project.

The 300 megawatt, $375 million Glacier Ridge project was approved in two phases. The previously approved first phase is 179 megawatts, and the second phase is 121 megawatts.

One Barnes County resident asked for a hearing on the second phase, but the PSC rejected it, saying the issues she brought up were already raised in the first hearing.

Commissioner Julie Fedorchak said the wind farm developers still have some behind the scenes work to do.

Once the project is completed it will be one of the largest wind farms in North Dakota.