An Otter Tail Company

Quick facts

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 Global Select 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
Average residential customer uses approximately 11,900 kwh yearly
Full-time employees: Approximately 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