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N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – Merricourt, N.D. could see a new wind farm in the area by 2019.

Otter Tail Power Company made the announcement that they have signed agreements to purchase a 150-megawatt wind farm in Southeastern North Dakota that EDF renewable Energy will design and build. The company expects the project to cost more than $250 million and will generate enough electricity to power more than 65,000 homes.

The wind project will be near Merricourt, roughly 15 miles south of Edgeley in McIntosh and Dickey Counties.

Otter Tail Power Company President Tim Rogelstad says North Dakota has produced some of the best wind resources.

“Our North Dakota service area has some of the best wind resources in the country to produce low-cost energy,” said Rogelstad. “And, because of advances in technology, this wind farm will have a high energy output—even by North Dakota standards.”

Today, wind energy supplies approximately 19 percent of the electricity Otter Tail Power Company uses to serve its customers. With this addition, customers will receive approximately 28 percent of their energy from wind.