OTTER TAIL POWER COMPANY

Otter Tail Power Company gives Sunday afternoon update on restoring power to numerous cities

6/22 | 2:00 p.m. Update: Bemidji area: We have 55 lineworkers in Bemidji. Crews energized a few thousand customers this morning and they keep making safe and efficient progress. Additional materials and equipment needed for continued restoration will arrive throughout the day. Crews will be working hard toward full restoration over the next few days. Fergus Falls area: Restoration from…

North Dakota customers to receive small credit on Otter Tail Power electric bills

FARGO (KVRR-Prairie Public) – Otter Tail Power Co. electric customers in North Dakota will see a credit on their bills. North Dakota Public Service Commissioner Sheri Haugen-Hoffart says Otter Tail will be receiving “production tax credits” for repowering wind farms in North Dakota. “A residential customer consuming 1,000 kilowatts per month will have a monthly credit of $2.88, which is…

PSC approves power line despite questions about need, cost

Randy Christmann, center, chair of the Public Service Commission, delivers remarks prior to a panel discussion on data centers next to other members of the commission, Sheri Haugen-Hoffart, left, and Julie Fedorchak, right, in the Pioneer Room at the Capitol on Aug. 1, 2024. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — The North Dakota Public Service Commission on…

Otter Tail Power to keep stake in North Dakota coal plant

FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — Fergus Falls-based Otter Tail Power reverses its decision to divest from a large North Dakota coal-fired power plant, citing new risks in the Midwest electricity market. Otter Tail Power announced two years ago it would sell its minority stake in the Coyote Station Power Plant in Beulah, North Dakota. At the time, the company said…

Otter Tail Power Company fixing outages

NORTH DAKOTA (KVRR) – Otter Tail Power Company crews are working to restore outages. The business says customers in Amenia, Buffalo, Casselton, Ellendale and Mapleton are in the dark. Crews are working to remove ice from power lines. Categories: Local News, North Dakota News Tags: ND, north dakota, OTTER TAIL POWER COMPANY, OUTAGE, power

Otter Tail Power Company is making plans for a new solar panel farm

It adding onto the two it already has in Jamestown and Ottertail

FERGUS FALLS, Minn.- More solar power is coming to Otter Tail County. The Otter Tail Power Company is planning to build the Hoot Lake Solar Farm around the existing power plant in Fergus Falls. The Hoot Lake Plant will be retiring next year. Plans for the new solar farm to replace it have been in the works since the middle…

Polk County Sheriff’s K9 Program Receives $5,000 Donation

The Otter Tail Power Company donated the money.

POLK COUNTY, Minn.–The Polk County Sheriff’s Office was awarded $5,000 for their K9 program. The Otter Tail Power Company donated the money which will help improve the health and safety of the K9’s. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office says the award will be used for a K9 vehicle insert, door release and a weather safety system. The weather safety system…

Dump Truck Causes Massive Power Outage in Jamestown Area

Two severed lines came to rest across both lanes of traffic

JAMESTOWN, ND — Otter Tail Power Company spent the afternoon working on a massive power outage involving a major transmission line north of Jamestown. Areas affected by the outage included Gackle, Streeter, Eldridge, Windsor, Medina and Montpelier. Otter Tail Power Company says the outage was caused by a dump truck that hit one of the transmission lines on Highway 52….

Tree Trimmer Operator Knocks Out Power to Homes in Fergus Falls Area

Power lines began to arc and were on the ground

FERGUS FALLS, Minn. — We now know the cause of a power outage that left several people without electricity in the Fergus Falls area Wednesday. Otter Tail Power Company officials say several power poles were knocked out when the operator of a tree trimmer vehicle left the boom extended while working. Power lines began to arc and were on the…