publication in the future. Need general information about working with Scout? Total Capacity (MW) Alex and I stayed a while after the tour bus left to look at the SCADA system and continue our conversation with Nate and Julie. The success is a real credit to Scouts 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. legal research should verify their results against an official edition of Jay County, Indiana Set to Receive $18 Million to Benefit Local Community. Most of the projects 36 turbines are located south of State Highway 33. Scout Clean Energy, a Colorado-based renewable energy developer, owner and operator, has . documents in the last year, 299 the Federal Register. McDermott Will & Emery and Paragon Energy Capital were responsible for advising Scout on the debt and tax equity financing transactions of the wind power project. Powder River Energy Corporation Register, and does not replace the official print version or the official GE Renewable Energy was selected as the turbine supplier for the wind power project. This page was last edited on 10 June 2022, at 15:48. Several supply chain challenges were also resolved through effective teamwork and collaboration with our contractors and key equipment suppliers. This site displays a prototype of a Web 2.0 version of the daily Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative, Inc. edition of the Federal Register. The huge Maple Ridge Wind Farm, in fact, operates year-round in the Tug Hill north of Syracuse, an area famous for its bitter cold winters that often pile up 200 inches or more of snow. Quinbrooks 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. Image courtesy of Scout Clean Energy LLC. 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 All power projects included in this report are drawn from GlobalDatas Power Intelligence Center. Bitter Ridge Wind Farm, LLC, 173 FERC [Para.] The project was developed by Midwest Wind, which also developed the Cedar Ridge project owned by Alliant Energy. This table of contents is a navigational tool, processed from the The map below shows the exact location of the wind farm: To access additional data, including an interactive map of global wind farms, a downloadable dataset, and summary data, please visit the Global Wind Power Tracker on the Global Energy Monitor website. Each document posted on the site includes a link to the on NARA's archives.gov. Powder River Energy Corporation are not part of the published document itself. Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG), HVAC (Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning), Machine Tools, Metalworking and Metallurgy, Aboriginal, First Nations & Native American, www.epa.gov/energy/greenhouse-gas-equivalencies-calculator, Scout Clean Energy Accepts Final Delivery of GE Turbines for Sweetland Wind Farm. Scout entered into a fixed-price balance-of-plant construction agreement with Mortenson Construction who completed the work on schedule and with excellent safety performance. Branch of BITTER RIDGE WIND FARM, LLC (Delaware (US)) Agent Name Corporation Service Company Agent Address 1900 W. Littleton Boulevard, Littleton, CO, 80120, US Directors / Officers. 04/17/2023, 36 Bitter Ridge's production is expected to offset the CO2 emissions of 49,430 Hoosier homes' electrical consumption annually1. To complete construction without any material delays to the project schedule is significant and we thank all those involved for their outstanding efforts.". Other companies involved in the project include KeyBanc Capital Markets, CoBank, ACB, Rabobank, and BHE Renewables. No discussions yet. Quinbrook's investment and asset management team has offices in Houston, London, Jersey, and the Gold Coast of Australia. 1713, DOE and USDA Interagency Research Act, Nexamp Expands, Adds Clean Energy Jobs with New Office and National Operations Center in Lawrence, Massachusetts, Learn more about posting on Energy Central , Electrical Engineer I or II - Transmission Planning, PUC Sr. Market Analyst (Program Spec VII) (00028762), PUC Engineer (Engineer IV - VI) (00029045). Bitter Ridge Wind Farm is a 130MW onshore wind power project. 2023 M. A. Mortenson Company. At this time, the Commission has suspended access to Commission's Public Reference Room, due to the proclamation declaring a National Emergency concerning the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), issued by the President on March 13, 2020. In September 2020, the 146.64MW Bitter Ridge wind farm located in Jay County, Indiana completed construction and commenced commercial operations. This prototype edition of the Reaching commercial operations at Bitter Ridge will bring Scouts operational portfolio of onshore wind energy generation to 843 MW spanning the three power markets of ERCOT, PJM and SPP with more than 4,000 MW in its active development pipeline across wind, solar PV, and battery storage. Scout is a portfolio company of Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners. Scout, which is based in Colorado has a portfolio of wind power, solar power, and battery storage projects amounting to 4000MW. The power generated from the project is sold to Constellation NewEnergy under a power purchase agreement for a period of 15 years. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to access the document. 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. 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. It will deliver more than $18m in tax revenues to the county during its operation life. Delaware Electric Cooperative Information about this document as published in the Federal Register. Bitter Ridges production is expected to offset the CO2 emissions of 49,430 Hoosier homes electrical consumption annually[1]. Operational. It was viewed 1 times while on Public Inspection. Bitter Ridge Wind Farm in Jay County, IN takes advantage of strong wind resources available in Eastern Indiana with advanced turbine technology. Scout Signs PPA with Constellation for the Bitter Ridge Wind Farm. Bitter Ridge's production is expected to offset the CO2 emissions of 49,430 Hoosier homes' electrical consumption annually1. Bitter Ridge wind farm is an operating wind farm in Jay County, Indiana, United States. Until the ACFR grants it official status, the XML 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. Change of Entity Address 29 Apr 2021. The project is located in the Town of Herman in southeast Dodge County, a few miles west of State Highway 175. Open Access Transmission Tariff, may be unjust, unreasonable, unduly discriminatory, or preferential, or otherwise unlawful. RENEW WISCONSIN Start a discussion below. The Bitter Ridge asset management and post-construction operations will be undertaken by Scout. The documents posted on this site are XML renditions of published Federal Energy Companies Reach Deal on Indiana Wind Farm. Scout is a portfolio company of Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners ("Quinbrook"). BOULDER, Colo., Oct. 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Scout Clean Energy ('Scout'), a Colorado based renewable energy developer, owner and operator, has c. that agencies use to create their documents. documents in the last year, 825 KeyBanc Capital Markets, Inc. acted as Coordinating Lead Arranger, Joint Lead Arranger, Sole Bookrunner and Administrative Agent with CoBank, ACB and Rabobank acting as Joint Lead Arrangers for the $213 million construction financing (including letters of credit) of Bitter Ridge. The construction financing and tax equity commitments for the wind farm were closed in December 2019. The project is located in the Town of Herman in southeast Dodge County, a few miles west of State Highway 175. 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. provide legal notice to the public or judicial notice to the courts. Scout is actively developing a 4,000 MW portfolio of onshore wind, solar PV, and battery storage projects across 13 US states. Contents. 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, View original content: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. In September 2020, the 146.64MW Bitter Ridge wind farm located in Jay County, Indiana completed construction and commenced commercial operations. on 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. Associated Electric Cooperative, Inc. Development of Bitter Ridge Wind Farm started in 2016 and has managed to . The wind farms operation centre, which is located on county road 700 West, houses four full-time employees. 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. informational resource until the Administrative Committee of the Federal The availability factor at Butler Ridge is very high, with numbers hovering around 99%. The project is currently active. documents in the last year, 998 BHE Renewables provided the tax equity funding for the project. Developer: Scout Clean Energy. Any interested person desiring to be heard in Docket No. The project will have installed capacity of 130 megawatts (MW) . 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. and services, go to The electricity generated by the wind farm will be sufficient to power approximately 50,000 homes. In addition to publishing the full text of this document in the Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested persons an opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this document via the internet through the Commission's Home Page (http://www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link. The completion of construction of Bitter Ridge follows the final commissioning of Scouts 180 MW Heart of Texas wind farm in McCullough County, Texas earlier in 2020. documents in the last year, by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration better and aid in comparing the online edition to the print edition. Wind farm name: Bitter Ridge; Country: USA; County / Zone: Indiana; Details. In December 2009, NextEra Energy (formerly FPL Energy) bought Butler Ridge from Babcock and Brown. Bitter Ridge was the second project after Ranchero to reach operations after being developed from 'greenfield' inception by the Scout team. About the Federal Register 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. According to the EPA's Greenhouse Gas Equivalency Calculator, Bitter Ridge is predicted to offset over 292,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions annually and over 10 million metric tons during its operating life. To complete construction without any material delays to the project schedule is significant and we thank all those involved for their outstanding efforts.. M&A activity related to environmental sustainability increased by 22% in the power industry in Q3 2022, Whos acquiring who? documents in the last year, 124 Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) have received an application from Scout Clean Energy's Bitter Ridge Wind Farm, LLC (applicant), for an incidental take permit (ITP) under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), for its Bitter Ridge Wind Farm (project). Power industry news, data and in-depth articles on the global trends driving power generation, renewables and innovation. Elk River, Minnesota, Electric Utility Engineer I/II/III This feature is not available for this document. Butler Ridge was placed in commercial operation in March 2009. It turned out to be an excellent day to see wind generation in action. The project is currently active. Scout is a . 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Scout has signed purchase orders for the turbines and also entered into a balance of plant construction agreement with Mortenson. The wind farm will use GE 2.82-MW turbines. BHE Renewables provided the tax equity funding for the project. Scout is a portfolio company of It has been developed in single phase. It was later approved by the Jay County plan commission and was awarded a ten-year tax abatement by Jay County council. Central Electric Power Cooperative, Inc. The President of the United States manages the operations of the Executive branch of Government through Executive orders. Scout began greenfield development of Bitter Ridge in 2016 and started construction in August 2019. There is no table of contents available for this document. It has been developed in single phase. 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. Scout is a portfolio company of Quinbrook Infrastructure . has no substantive legal effect. Several supply chain challenges were also resolved through effective teamwork and collaboration with our contractors and key equipment suppliers. As previously announced by Scout, a 15-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) has been signed with Constellation, an Exelon company, for the long-term purchase of renewable energy and capacity generated by Bitter Ridge. Scout Clean Energy (www.scoutcleanenergy.com) is a renewable energy development company headquartered in Boulder, Colorado. 120 turbines: GE Energy 2.5-127 (power 2 500 kW, diameter 127 m) Hub height: Total nominal power: 300,000 kW. Safety is always our number one priority, and we are proud to report thatdue to diligent health and safety measures put in place for the protection of all workersconstruction was completed without a single case of the COVID-19 virus being contracted on site. 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. The project has a tax incentive agreement in place with Jay County which will result in $1.56 million in economic development payments being made by Bitter Ridge for the benefit of several local community initiatives,$780,000 of which has already been paid by Scout under the terms of the economic development agreement. EL21-8-000, established pursuant to section 206(b) of the FPA, will be the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register. File Report. Tallahassee, Florida, Deputy Electrical Safety Officer The Lava Ridge Wind Project would entail the installation of 400 wind turbines over 76,000 acres, including 3,000 acres of state land northeast of Twin Falls. The closest turbine, at about 1,100 feet away, was audible but barely so. Scout Clean Energy, a Colorado-based renewable energy developer, owner and operator, today announced the closing of construction financing and tax equity commitments for the 130 MW Bitter Ridge Wind . Nate explained that the some of the turbines were moved to the east to create a larger buffer zone between the project and the Neda Mine bat hibernaculum. The project developers reached a tax incentive agreement withJay County under which the project will make economic development payments to the tune of $1.56m. "We were able to complete the project safely and still meet most of our schedule. 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. Wherever needed the information is further validated through primary from various stakeholders across the power value chain and professionals from leading players within the power sector. The Q&A lasted through the allotted 25 minutes. Bitter Ridge wind farm initially faced opposition from local group STOP Jay County Wind Farms, due to which a temporary moratorium was enforced on the project. These markup elements allow the user to see how the document follows the City: Jay; Commissioning: 52 turbines: GE Energy 2.8-127 (power 2 800 kW, diameter 127 m) Scout Clean Energy partners with Jay County Civic Theater to help cultivate creative and cultural experiences for the community. The turbines generate $216,000 annually in utility local aids. 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