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OPPD approves plan to more than double renewable energy sources
http://www.omaha.com/article/20131017/NEWS/131018808/1685#oppd-approves-plan-to-more-than-double-renewable-energy-sources
By Cody Winchester
The Omaha Public Power District has approved a plan to buy 400 megawatts of wind power from a proposed wind farm near O'Neill, Neb.
If all works out, the project would more than double OPPD's portfolio of renewable energy sources.
The OPPD board on Thursday approved a 20-year power purchase agreement with Geronimo Energy of Edina, Minn., to buy the power from the Grande Prairie Wind Farm, scheduled to come online in 2015.
It would be the district's largest wind acquisition to date, providing enough electricity for 118,000 customers. The Nebraska Power Review Board still needs to approve the plan.
FULL story at link.
