As part of a drive to generate 10 percent of electricity from renewable resources by 2015, Wisconsin Public Service Corp. on Friday is expected to announce it plans to acquire part of a southeastern Minnesota wind farm.

Green Bay, Wis.-based Wisconsin Public Service Corp. (WPSC) officials plan to announce at a news conference at the Oaks Country Club in Hayfield, Minn., a letter of intent to acquire a 150-megawatt portion of the High Country Wind Energy Park, a wind farm located in Dodge and Olmsted counties.

In September 2007, Minnea-polis-based wind energy developer National Wind LLC announced that it planned to develop High Country as a community-owned wind project.

Under this business model, participating landowners get majority ownership of the wind farm. When fully built out, the High Country development will produce 300 megawatts. Continue»