Steele Flats Wind Energy Center to be Dedicated
NextEra Energy will be hosting a special dedication event for the Steele Flats Wind Energy Center near Diller at 1 pm on Thursday, June 19. The event will be preceded by a luncheon for local landowners, local elected and appointed officials, and representatives of NextEra Energy, which owns and operates the site, Nebraska Public Power District, which is purchasing the electricity from the wind farm, and Becton, Dickinson Company (BD), which is buying the renewable energy credits from the facility for their Columbus and Holdrege operations and to meet their global initiatives.
Featured speakers beginning at 1 pm include:
Governor Dave Heineman
Pat Pop, president and Chief Executive Officer, Nebraska Public Power District
Stephen Sichak, Senior Vice President, Integrated Supply Chain, Becton, Dickinson and Company
Mark Tourangeau, Vice President, Business development - South region, NexEra Energy Resources, Inc.
There will be media availability after the event is completed.
Parking is limited at the wind farm location, 70548 580th Ave, Diller. If you do not have recording equipment (cameras, etc.), please park at Lottman and Carpenter Construction Company, 311 Commercial Street in Diller, where a shuttle bus will be available.
In the event of inclement weather, the event will be held at the Diller-Odell Elementary School in Diller, Nebraska.
If you have any questions about this event, please contact Shannon Strahan with NextEra Energy at 888-867-3050.
Date and Time
Thursday Jun 19, 2014
