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Our Resources € <br /> 4 <br /> Black Oak Getty <br /> € MMPA has a contract with Sempra U.S. Gas & <br /> Power for the output of the Black Oak Getty <br /> wind project in Stearns County, Minnesota. <br /> Currently under development, major construc- <br /> tion of the 78 MW wind project is expected <br /> € to begin in the spring of 2016. The Agency <br /> € has a twenty-year contract for the output of <br /> € the wind farm. <br /> Renewable Energy Requirements <br /> € Minnesota's renewable energy standard (RES) <br /> € became effective in 2012, requiring all utilities <br /> € to supply 12% of their energy from renewable <br /> € resources. The RES increases in 2016, 2020, <br /> and 2025. MMPA's approach for renewable <br /> resources is to maintain flexibility and <br /> resource diversity. <br /> - — Percent <br /> Renewable 25p/ <br /> Requirement 0 <br /> 20% <br /> a . 17% <br /> 12% <br /> 2012 2016 2020 2025 <br />