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Wind chill advisory in effect through 11 a.m.

A wind chill advisory is in effect for west central Minnesota until 11 a.m. Wind chill values in the 20 below to 30 below zero range will persist over west...

news / local Tue, Dec 15, 2009 - 7:19am

Willmar's two wind turbines are pictured this summer, soon after being erected. The turbines have not been turning of late because the manufacturer failed to install a vital component to enable the turbines to work in cold weather. Tribune photo

Glitch stops turbines from turning

WILLMAR -- Willmar's two wind turbines have not been turning for a week and a half because the manufacturer did not install heating equipment required to keep the high-tech equipment...

news / local Tue, Dec 15, 2009 - 12:00am

Support for Renville Co. wind energy proposal is on the rise

OLIVIA -- A proposal to erect one of the state's largest wind farms amidst some of its most productive farm lands found clear sailing Tuesday with the Renville County Board...

news / region / community Wed, Nov 18, 2009 - 12:00am

City gets OK to issue bonds for wind turbines

WILLMAR -- Folkedahl Consulting Inc. of Willmar announces the City of Willmar has received authorization to issue two Clean Renewable Energy Bonds (CREB) on behalf of the Willmar Municipal Utilities...

news / local Tue, Nov 17, 2009 - 12:00am

This wind turbine owned by Richard Fagen is located at the Heartland Preserve outside Granite Falls. Willmar City Council members have asked the city attorney to investigate whether similar small wind turbines would be allowed within the city limits of Willmar even if the city has no ordinance to regulate turbines. Tribune photo by Susan Lunneborg

Council asks city attorney to review proposed wind turbine ordinance

WILLMAR -- Willmar City Council members want to know if small wind turbines would be allowed within the city limits even if the city has no ordinance to regulate turbines...

news / local Thu, Nov 05, 2009 - 12:00am

A worker with Henkels & McCoy, of Blue Bell, Pa., makes adjustments Wednesday as the three rotor blades on Olivia's newly erected wind turbine are attached. Tribune photo by Tom Cherveny

New wind turbine has Olivia buzzing

OLIVIA -- It's a late, muddy and vexing harvest and the conference champion BOLD football Warriors are marching into the playoffs. And yet, the topic that is getting talked up...

news / region Thu, Oct 29, 2009 - 12:00am

Council sets hearing on ordinance to allow small wind turbines in areas around the city

WILLMAR -- Small wind turbines would be allowed to generate "green'' power in residential, commercial or industrial areas under an ordinance initiated by the Willmar Planning Commission. The purpose of...

news Wed, Oct 21, 2009 - 12:00am

State devising standards for elevators in MUC's wind turbines

WILLMAR -- Willmar Municipal Utilities' two new wind turbines are fully operational, but the two-person elevator inside each turbine tower is not. State elevator inspectors recently shut down the elevators...

news / local Thu, Oct 15, 2009 - 12:00am

Olivia is latest city to embrace wind energy

OLIVIA -- Olivia's famous corn monument is about to be overshadowed, and by the doing of its own city fathers no less. All of the components for a wind turbine...

news / region Thu, Oct 08, 2009 - 12:00am

High winds tore down this tree by the roots Sunday on the 700 block of Fourth Street Southeast in Willmar. Northwest winds blew at 35 miles per hour Sunday afternoon with gusts up to 45 mph. A wind advisory from the National Weather Service was in effect Sundayafternoon and evening. The Weather Service said winds would diminish some, but it would remain breezy overnight and today. (Tribune photo by Gary Miller)

Strong winds in region

news / local Mon, Sep 28, 2009 - 12:00am

Erik Thompson, president of Prairie Sun Bank, has discovered that small wind projects can come with big frustrations and costs. He stands by a 120-foot-long tower that has been lying prone since last April. It will soon be hoisted with a 20-kilowatt Jacob's wind turbine atop it, but it will be many weeks, if not months, before the turbine can be put to work. Tribune photo by Tom Cherveny

President of Milan and Appleton bank is finding his small wind energy initiative comes with a large cost

MILAN -- Small wind can come with a big price tag. Just ask Erik Thompson, president of the Prairie Sun Bank of Milan and Appleton. He's been working to erect...

business / region Tue, Sep 08, 2009 - 12:00am

An American flag is hoisted in the foreground Thursday near Willmar Municipal Utilities' two new wind turbines. Some 300 people attended a dedication ceremony for the turbines. Tribune photo by Ron Adams

Popular vote: Willmar's push for alternative energy source is 'a great idea'

WILLMAR -- There was praise aplenty as an estimated 250 to 300 citizens and local and state officials gathered Thursday afternoon to celebrate and dedicate Willmar Municipal Utilities' two new...

news Fri, Sep 04, 2009 - 12:00am

Willmar Municipal Utilities' two turbines near the Senior High in Willmar. Submitted photo

Dedication of turbines turns energy focus to new generation

WILLMAR -- Energy is an important issue for young people like Landon Peterson. That's why, when Willmar Municipal Utilities dedicates its two new wind turbines Thursday afternoon, Peterson and 11...

news / local Tue, Sep 01, 2009 - 12:00am

Commentary: Wind of region to build new business

Efforts in Kandiyohi and Meeker counties are starting to bring a new industry to the region from a resource that has been blowing through for centuries. Willmar Municipal Utilities has...

opinion / editorials / business Sat, Aug 22, 2009 - 12:00am

Dozens of investors, landowners and community members gathered Wednesday in Atwater for Lake Country Wind Energy, LLC's first annual appreciation dinner. The community-based project aims to have its first windmills erected and spinning by 2012. Tribune photo by Eric Ludy

Optimism for wind energy plan

ATWATER -- A year ago, Steve Bergo and a group of 7 area farmers were talking about wind. They all agreed that they had a lot of it, and with...

news / local / region Fri, Aug 21, 2009 - 12:00am

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