{"url":"https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-11-11/scout-clean-energy-nimbus-wind-farm","markdown_url":"https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-11-11/scout-clean-energy-nimbus-wind-farm.md","title":"Scout Clean Energy Starts $400 Million Arkansas Wind Farm","headline":"Scout Clean Energy Begins Operating $400 Million Nimbus Wind Farm for Microsoft","description":"Scout Clean Energy has started operating its $400 million Nimbus Wind Farm in Arkansas, a 183-megawatt project whose output is sold to Microsoft under a power purchase agreement.","section":"Expansion","published_at":"2026-11-11T18:07:44+00:00","modified_at":"2026-11-11T18:07:44+00:00","author":"News Desk","key_takeaways":["Scout Clean Energy began operating the 183-megawatt Nimbus Wind Farm in Carroll County, Arkansas, after two years of construction.","The approximately $400 million project is the largest wind farm in Arkansas and is expected to contribute about $31 million in property taxes over its 30-year life.","Scout has a power purchase agreement with Microsoft for the project's output and is developing more than 22,000 megawatts of projects across 23 states."],"companies":[{"name":"Scout Clean Energy","is_primary":true,"profile_url":"https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0000lmd/scout-clean-energy","website":"http://www.scoutcleanenergy.com"},{"name":"Microsoft","is_primary":false,"profile_url":"https://akta.pro/company-profiles/000026e/microsoft","website":"https://www.microsoft.com"},{"name":"Mastec","is_primary":false,"profile_url":"https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0002642/mastec","website":"http://mastec.com"}],"source":{"publisher":"Talk Business & Politics","title":"Scout Clean Energy begins operating $400 million wind farm - Talk Business & Politics","url":"https://talkbusiness.net/2026/11/scout-clean-energy-begins-operating-400-million-wind-farm/"},"other_sources":[{"publisher":"FinanzNachrichten.de","url":"https://www.finanznachrichten.de/nachrichten-2026-11/70042780-energiekontor-nimmt-zwei-weitere-windparks-in-betrieb-496.htm"},{"publisher":"EXPANSION","url":"https://www.expansion.com/pais-vasco/2026/11/02/iberdrola-norges-bank-investment-management-alcanzan-1-800-megavatios-potencia-instalada.html"},{"publisher":"Renewablesnow","url":"https://renewablesnow.com/news/faria-renewables-acquires-23-1-mw-wind-farm-in-greece-1303935?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=rss-source/"}],"tags":["Expansion","Scout Clean Energy","Microsoft","Mastec"],"body_markdown":"Scout Clean Energy has begun operating the Nimbus Wind Farm in Carroll County, Arkansas, an approximately $400 million project with 183 megawatts of capacity whose output is sold to Microsoft. [Talk Business & Politics](https://talkbusiness.net/2026/11/scout-clean-energy-begins-operating-400-million-wind-farm/) reported the start of operations on November 11.\n\n## Inside Scout's Nimbus Wind Farm\n\n[Scout Clean Energy](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0000lmd/scout-clean-energy) said the Nimbus Wind Farm is operating after two years of construction. The company developed the project, worked with more than 50 participating landowners and conducted geotechnical studies to place its 30 turbines on ridgetops in Northwest Arkansas. Of the 30 turbines, 26 have tip heights of 644 feet and four have tip heights of 590 feet.\n\nThe wind farm generates enough electricity to power more than 40,000 homes annually and has a life expectancy of about 30 years. The project will contribute about $31 million in property taxes to Carroll County over its operating life. Coral Gables, Fla.-based [MasTec](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0002642/mastec) was the general contractor, and more than 280 people worked on the project during construction, which started in late 2024.\n\n\"Nimbus is a project close to our heart,\" said Michael Rucker, CEO and founder of Scout Clean Energy, a Brookfield portfolio company. \"Nimbus was one of the original projects Scout was developing when we founded the company, and we are so proud of the many years of support from project landowners, local officials, construction and offtake partners, and members of the Carroll County community that made this project possible.\"\n\nScout has signed a power purchase agreement with [Microsoft](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/000026e/microsoft) for the project's output. Scout operates the project, has on-site operations staff and monitors performance from its 24/7 Remote Operations Center in Boulder. Scout has two full-time workers on site, and the total number of full-time workers will reach up to seven in the coming months.\n\nMultiple groups, including Concerned Citizens of the Ozarks, opposed the project, citing its impact on the natural beauty, views and water aquifers in the Ozarks. The group hosted a Change.org petition with 1,549 signatures urging local and state officials to pass legislation to protect the Ozark Mountains and halt any further installation of commercial and industrial projects on its ridges.\n\n## Scout's Project Pipeline and Funding Record\n\nScout Clean Energy is a Boulder, Colorado-based full-cycle independent power producer that develops, owns and operates utility-scale wind, solar and battery storage projects across North America, according to akta.pro [company records](https://akta.pro/company-data). The same records list total funding of $355 million, including a $100 million debt-funded round in May 2024 led by Rabobank and a $255 million debt-funded round in September 2019 led by Keybank and Rabobank.\n\n## Energiekontor and Iberdrola Add Wind Capacity\n\nOther developers have also brought wind projects into operation. Energiekontor AG took over the wind parks Elsdorf-Frankeshoven and Elsdorf-Tollhausen in Elsdorf, having sold them to the city in August 2025, [FinanzNachrichten.de](https://www.finanznachrichten.de/nachrichten-2026-11/70042780-energiekontor-nimmt-zwei-weitere-windparks-in-betrieb-496.htm) reported on November 5. Iberdrola and Norges Bank Investment Management reached 1,800 megawatts of installed capacity after the Tâmega wind park in Portugal added 274 megawatts, [EXPANSION](https://www.expansion.com/pais-vasco/2026/11/02/iberdrola-norges-bank-investment-management-alcanzan-1-800-megavatios-potencia-instalada.html) reported on November 2.\n\n## Scout's On-Site Staffing Ramp\n\nScout said the total number of full-time workers at Nimbus will reach up to seven in the coming months, up from two full-time workers on site.\n","publisher":{"name":"News for Agent","url":"https://newsforagent.com"}}