Old Dominion Electric Cooperative to buy power from Maryland wind farm

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By Carolyn Shapiro
The Virginian-Pilot
© May 14, 2009

Old Dominion Electric Cooperative has signed an agreement with a western Maryland wind farm operator to buy all of its power. Under the agreement, Old Dominion will purchase the 70 megawatts generated by Criterion Wind Energy Project. Clipper Windpower Inc., based in Carpinteria, Calif., plans to complete the plant by late 2010.

Old Dominion is owned by and provides the power for 11 rural electricity cooperatives in Virginia, Maryland and Delaware. It has proposed to build a $6 billion, 1,500-megawatt coal-fired plant in Surry County. The cooperative also has agreed to buy 50 megawatts generated by a Pennsylvania wind farm.

- Carolyn Shapiro

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