How would Big Stone II impact rates?
For Otter Tail Power Company the impact on rates would be determined as part of the resource planning process. Big Stone II would be more expensive than Otter Tail Power Company’s other plants because the company hasn’t built a base load plant since 1981. Construction costs have gone up in the last 25 years. And new environmental standards will require expensive controls. Missouri River Energy Services. It is premature to make any cost projections with any level of confidence until the project details are more defined. MRES has long held the belief that owning our own resources has a much greater stabilizing impact on our rates than if we were dependent on the volatile fluctuations of the market. Having a new, state-of-the-art generating resource, should provide greater efficiencies to the MRES generating mix and support our projected load growth. Back to the top Are Big Stone II construction cost estimates reasonable? Big Stone II cost estimates were developed in 2005 and refreshed in
