Size: 50,000 sq. miles
(roughly the size of Wisconsin)
Communities served: 423
Customers served: 128,500
Headquarters: Fergus Falls, Minnesota
Initial operation:
Incorporated in 1907, Otter Tail Power Company first delivered electricity in 1909 from Dayton Hollow Dam on the Otter Tail River near Fergus Falls, Minnesota.
Ownership:
Otter Tail Power Company is the utility operation of Otter Tail Corporation, which trades under the symbol OTTR on The Nasdaq Stock Market.
Headquarters:
215 South Cascade Street, Fergus Falls, MN 56537
Total customers: 129,300
Minnesota 60,700 North Dakota 56,900 South Dakota 11,700 Full-time employees: About 750
Generating capability: At time of winter peak, approximately 695 megawatts accredited (owned), including company-owned wind and 177 megawatts accredited under contract, including purchased wind. Currently winter peaking; expect to be summer peaking 2012/13 timeframe.
Coal plants:
Big Stone Plant - Milbank, South Dakota Coyote Station - Beulah, North Dakota Hoot Lake Plant - Fergus Falls, Minnesota Energy mix:
About 9 percent of our electricity is produced with renewable resources including wind, water, and biomass. The new Langdon wind energy center came online January 12, 2008. With this addition, the renewable portion of our energy mix is projected to be approximately 13 percent in 2008.
Coal burned: 2,400,000 tons annually
Transmission lines: 5,291 miles
Our environmental policy:
Otter Tail Power Company will comply with all environmental laws. If no law exists or if the law does not protect the environment, the company will set and adhere to stringent standards of its own.
Our employees and many shareholders call our service territory area home. We are known for our work ethic, honesty, and stewardship of the area's natural resources. In addition to complying with the existing environmental regulatory requirements, Otter Tail Power Company strives to go a step beyond.
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