A Notice by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on 11/20/2020. Scout Clean Energy has announced the closing of construction financing and tax equity commitments for the 130 MW Bitter Ridge Wind Farm in Indiana. On September 23, Alex DePillis and I hopped on board a tour bus filled with natural resource professionals and gave an overview of wind development in Wisconsin as we headed to the 54 MW Butler Ridge Wind Facility. 04/18/2023, 211 The Q&A lasted through the allotted 25 minutes. 1330 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 1350, Houston, Texas 77056, Suite 1.303, 15-21 Via Roma,Isle of Capri, QLD 4217, 2023 Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners Pty Ltd. US$ 58M in lifetime community benefits through wages paid, property taxes, and tax abatement programs over the life of the project. "We were able to complete the project safely and still meet most of our schedule. It is estimated that the county will receive more than $18 million in tax revenues over the expected life of the project, with over half going directly to Jay County Schools. Austin, Texas, PUC Engineer (Engineer IV - VI) (00029045) The project construction commenced in 2019 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in September 2020. documents in the last year, by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Comments must be submitted by August 23, 2021 by email to: wildlifepermits@dnr . Two energy companies have completed a 15-year power purchase agreement for renewable energy from a Jay County wind farm. Bitter Ridges production is expected to offset the CO2 emissions of 49,430 Hoosier homes electrical consumption annually[1]. documents in the last year, 948 When typing in this field, a list of search results will appear and be automatically updated as you type. This table of contents is a navigational tool, processed from the That person, Nate said, has been a vocal opponent of the project from the outset. Bitter Ridge Wind Farm, LLC (Bitter Ridge), is operating the Bitter Ridge Wind Farm (Project) in Jay County, Indiana. documents in the last year, 825 824d (2018), instituting an investigation into whether Bitter Ridge Wind Farm, LLC's proposed rate schedule setting forth its revenue requirement for providing Reactive Supply and Voltage Control from . documents in the last year, 124 Quinbrook's global investment and portfolio company teams are actively developing and constructing a portfolio exceeding 6GW of onshore wind, solar PV, reserve peaking power, battery storage, grid support infrastructure, Virtual Power Plants, Community Energy Networks and Demand Response assets and businesses. Start a discussion below. Scout is a . Scout commenced greenfield development of Bitter Ridge in 2016 and has successfully progressed the project through all permitting and procurement activities, commencing construction in August 2019. Austin, Texas, Transmission System Operator regulatory information on FederalRegister.gov with the objective of Scout Clean Energy presented Jay County Council with the first of four $390,000 economic development payments in conjunction with the Bitter Ridge Wind Farm project. We also talked about the new permitting rule, the flow of dollars into the local area, and the effects of turbines on radio and TV reception. We stopped at Butler Ridges operations and maintenance center on Illinois Road. Bitter Ridge Wind Farm Photos(ctrl + click to follow link to photos), Photo Credit: Pete Endres, Scout Clean Energy, 1Source: www.epa.gov/energy/greenhouse-gas-equivalencies-calculator, Cision Distribution 888-776-0942 04/17/2023, 36 Reach out! Postal Service must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. Our, www.epa.gov/energy/greenhouse-gas-equivalencies-calculator, http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/scout-clean-energy-completes-construction-of-130-mw-bitter-ridge-wind-farm-bringing-operational-wind-portfolio-to-843mw-301160369.html, City dwellers suffer in severe heat, load shedding chaos, Eskom awaits document that could pave way for higher stages of load shedding, Greenway Grid Global Pte. The applicant requests the ITP, which would be for a 35-year period, for the take of the federally listed endangered Indiana bat and threatened northern long-eared bat Information about this document as published in the Federal Register. Once at the O&M center, the group listened to Nate Crawford, Butler Ridges site manager for NextEra, and Julie Voeck, NextEras manager for regulatory affairs in the Midwest. These markup elements allow the user to see how the document follows the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory Public Utility Commission of Texas There is no table of contents available for this document. of the issuing agency. The applicant requests the ITP, which would be for a 35-year period, for the take . If you have an experience or insight to share or have learned something from a conference or seminar, your peers and colleagues on Energy Central want to hear about it. 608.255.4044 In addition to the large amount of land area involved, the wind turbines themselves would be huge . documents in the last year, by the Health and Human Services Department documents in the last year. on The project is located in the Town of Herman in southeast Dodge County, a few miles west of State Highway 175. About the Federal Register (303) 284-7566. 04/18/2023, 867 Bitter Ridge was the second project after Ranchero to reach operations after being developed from 'greenfield' inception by the Scout team. Read the full story from Inside Indiana Business. Scout is a portfolio company of Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners ("Quinbrook"). The Bitter Ridge wind farm is the fourth utility scale wind project to be constructed by the Scout team and will utilize the latest generation GE 2.82 MW wind turbine. Boulder, CO October 27, 2020 Scout Clean Energy (Scout), a Colorado based renewable energy developer, owner and operator, has completed construction and successfully closed tax equity funding for the 130 Megawatt (MW) Bitter Ridge Wind Farm located in Jay County, Indiana. Scout Clean Energy (www.scoutcleanenergy.com) is a renewable energy development company headquartered in Boulder, Colorado. Quinbrook is led and managed by a senior team of power industry professionals who have collectively invested over US $8 billion in energy infrastructure assets since the early 1990's, representing a total enterprise value of US $28.7 billion or 19.5 GW of power supply capacity. The wind farm will use GE 2.82-MW turbines. In the Community. Installed with 52 advanced GE 2.82MW wind turbines, the wind farm is Scouts fourth utility-scale wind project. www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2021-06402] ----- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R3-ES-2020-0121; FXES11140300000-212] Draft Environmental Assessment and Proposed Habitat Conservation Plan; Receipt of an Application for an Incidental Take Permit, Bitter Ridge Wind Farm, Jay County, Indiana AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Se Bitter Ridge has been developed by Scout and will be owned and operated long-term by Scout's dedicated asset management team. The President of the United States manages the operations of the Executive branch of Government through Executive orders. Great River Energy The project closed tax equity financing in October 2020 and has a 15-year PPA for 80% of the projects unit-contingent generation with RECs (Renewable Energy Certificate) bundled within the PPA for 12 years. The power generated from the windfarm is collected at an adjacent facility and then transported to the Jay substation located east of Dunkirk. Scout is an owner-operator with expertise in all aspects of renewables project development, permitting, power marketing, finance, construction, and asset management. 5775 Flatiron Parkway, Suite 120 Santa Clara, California, Our mission at EnergyCentral is to help global power industry professionals work better. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Chad Thompson. Scout Signs PPA with Constellation for the Bitter Ridge Wind Farm. GE Renewable Energy was selected as the turbine supplier for the wind power project. EL21-8-000, pursuant to section 206 of the Federal Power Act (FPA), 16 U.S.C. Scout is actively developing a 4,000 MW portfolio of onshore wind, solar PV, and battery storage projects across 13 US states. documents in the last year, by the Safety and Environmental Enforcement Bureau Scout received final approvals in September to install capacity and to use up to 52 wind turbines on 10,000 acres in Jay County. The new wind farm is developed on approximately 10,000 acres of land in Jay County, Indiana. 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Colorado-based Scout Clean Energy and Exelon-owned Constellation have agreed to a purchase of 80 percent of the renewable energy and capacity generated by the Bitter Ridge Wind Farm. Image courtesy of Scout Clean Energy LLC. The success is a real credit to Scout's construction management team, our suppliers, contractors and financiers who have worked tirelessly to get Bitter Ridge completed, especially under the difficult circumstances and widespread disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic," said Michael Rucker, CEO and founder of Scout Clean Energy. documents in the last year, 18 Power industry news, data and in-depth articles on the global trends driving power generation, renewables and innovation. Butler Ridge was placed in commercial operation in March 2009. The project is located in the Town of Herman in southeast Dodge County, a few miles west of State Highway 175. Greensburg, Pennsylvania, Vice President of Finance Bitter Ridge Wind Farm, LLC, 173 FERC 61,141 (2020). electronic version on GPOs govinfo.gov. Ltd. & TEPCO Power Grid, Inc.: the Sale of "Electric Power Asset NFT (Transmission Tower NFT Card, Utility Pole NFT Card)", Schneider Electric Unveils New Technologies to Tackle Energy Demand and Help Industries Meet Net-Zero Commitments, USA: H.R. Powder River Energy Corporation Register (ACFR) issues a regulation granting it official legal status. Counts are subject to sampling, reprocessing and revision (up or down) throughout the day. Madison, WI 53703 The construction financing and tax equity commitments for the wind farm were closed in December 2019. The 130 megawatt Bitter Ridge Wind Farm in Jay County is a project of Colorado-based Scout Clean Energy. The GE turbines were producing at about 75% of their rated capacity. Gonzaga Ridge Wind Farm, a California project that involves replacing existing 1980s turbines with new technology, is on the horizon. Quinbrook is led and managed by a senior team of power industry professionals who have collectively invested over US $8 billion in energy infrastructure assets since the early 1990's, representing a total enterprise value of US $28.7 billion or 19.5 GW of power supply capacity. The wind farm will feature GE 2.82MW wind turbine. Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners (www.quinbrook.com) is a specialist investment manager focused exclusively on lower carbon and renewable energy infrastructure investment and operational asset management in the US, UK, and Australia.