Update on the wind turbine courtesy of the weekly City Hall Bulletin:

"Over the past few weeks the City of Chaska has received a number of questions regarding when the wind turbine will become operational. While it was the intention of the Minnesota Municipal Power Agency (MMPA) to have the turbine operating by this time, MMPA continues to work on technical issues to get the turbine running in Chaska, as well as in each of the other 11 member cities across the State of Minnesota.

Specifically, MMPA continues to work with hydraulic fluid issues in the wind turbines. They have been particularly working on issues involving colder temperatures.

Although MMPA has identified how to solve these issues, a second complication has arisen with the contractor and his ability to perform and complete the work. MMPA is in the process of determining whether the contractor is in breach of the contract, since the work is not yet finished and has resulted in a delay of getting the turbine operational.

While this is an unfortunate circumstance, it does sometimes happen on construction projects. The issue is solvable however and we look forward to finishing the project as soon as possible."