BISMARCK, N.D. (PPR) – A 295 megawatt solar power project has been okayed in Richland County North Dakota.
It’s called the “Flickertail Solar Project.” And the North Dakota Public Service Commission has okayed the project.
PCS Commissioner Jill Kringstad.
[audio mp3="https://dehayf5mhw1h7.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/1065/2025/06/23161216/one.mp3"]PSC Chairman Randy Christmann says he was skeptical of the project. He says he thought that the entire county was very productive farmland.
[audio mp3="https://dehayf5mhw1h7.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/1065/2025/06/23161246/two.mp3"]Christmann says he raised that question at the public hearing.
[audio mp3="https://dehayf5mhw1h7.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/1065/2025/06/23161308/three.mp3"]Flickertail has a power purchase agreement with Otter Tail Power Company.