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At the end of 2014, the installed capacity for wind power in Minnesota was 3,035 megawatts (MW) with wind power accounting for nearly 16% of the electricity generated in the state during 2014.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Minnesota Wind Energy )〕 Large wind farms in Minnesota include the Buffalo Ridge Wind Farm (225 MW), the Fenton Wind Farm (205.5 MW), the Nobles Wind Farm (201 MW) and the Bent Tree Wind Farm (201 MW).〔(Province dedicates Canada's largest solar PV project )〕〔(enXco and Xcel Energy Announce Operation of Nobles Wind Project )〕〔(Bent Tree Wind Farm up and running )〕 == Transmission grid improvements == The CapX2020 project (capacity expansion 2020) is developing the transmission grid infrastructure to improve capacity, reliability, and support further wind power development. The project is mostly in Minnesota but reaches into North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin as well. One phase of the project, a line from Monticello to St. Cloud was completed in 2011. Other lines will run from near Brookings, South Dakota to Hampton, Minnesota, from Fargo, North Dakota to St. Cloud, and from LaCrosse, Wisconsin to Hampton. The project involves constructing about 590 miles of 345 kV transmission line and 68 miles of 238 kV transmission line. CapX2020 is expected to be completed around 2015.〔(CapX2020 powered up )〕〔(CapX2020 FAQ )〕in Minnesota has a renewable portfolio standard requiring 25% of electricity come from renewable sources by 2025. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Wind power in Minnesota」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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