Company sells wind farm near Ellsworth

Wind Capital Group is selling Post Rock wind farm near Ellsworth, as well as the Lost Creek wind farm in Missouri, to Pattern Energy Group for $244 million.

The sale is subject to regulatory approval and certain commercial consents.

Following the sale, Wind Capital Group’s parent, Irish alternative energy developer NTR, will end its U.S. wind operations.

Pattern Energy Group is an independent power company based in San Francisco and listed on the NASDAQ and Toronto Stock Exchange. It owns 15 wind farms, including three it has agreed to acquire, with a total capacity of 1,996 megawatts, in the U.S., Canada and Chile.

This story was originally published April 6, 2015 at 9:33 AM with the headline "Company sells wind farm near Ellsworth."