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Electricity Supply <br /> Renewable Resources <br /> Our Approach <br /> MMPA is developing a portfolio of renewable resources (wind, solar, and <br /> biomass) to meet customer demand for renewable energy and to meet the <br /> Minnesota Renewable Energy Standard (RES) which currently requires <br /> 12% of the Agency's energy to come from renewable sources and increases <br /> to 17% in 2016 and ultimately 25% in 2025. <br /> Hometown WindPower Solar <br /> In 2010, MMPA became the first municipal The Agency is planning to include solar <br /> power agency in the country to have a wind demonstrations at each of its distributed <br /> turbine in each member community. The generation facilities. MMPA is also investigating <br /> Agency's innovative Hometown WindPower the construction of larger-scale solar facilities <br /> program placed a 160 kW wind turbine in to enhance the Agency's renewable resource <br /> each member community and at its Faribault portfolio. <br /> Energy Park facility. These turbines are a <br /> resource to help community members Renewable Energy Credits <br /> MMPA balances its physical renewable assets <br /> learn about the benefits and operating <br /> with purchases of Renewable Energy Credits <br /> characteristics of wind power. <br /> (RECs) from many suppliers representing a <br /> Oak Glen Wind Farm variety of generating technologies. These <br /> The Oak Glen Wind Farm (OGWF) is a 44 MW REC purchases help the Agency maintain <br /> wind project located near Blooming Prairie, flexibility in meeting MMPA's renewable energy <br /> Minnesota. OGWF's 24 turbines produce requirements for each year. <br /> renewable energy for the Agency. In 2013, the <br /> Additional Wind Resources <br /> project continued its track record of excellent <br /> The Agency is currently working with several <br /> availability, with the turbines capable of <br /> wind project developers to explore additional <br /> producing wind power more than 99% of <br /> wind opportunities for MMPA. These resources <br /> the time. MMPA installed a gazebo and <br /> could either be power purchase agreements <br /> educational signage about wind energy at a <br /> park in Blooming Prairie in appreciation of (PPAs) for the output of a wind facility or full <br /> the community hosting the OGWF project. or partial ownership of a wind project. <br /> 2013 MMPA Annual Report 15 <br />