Brian Lee of Sawyer informed the county commission Tuesday, July 21, of a request for a new hearing under a section of state law related to county zoning that provides for aggrieved citizens to petition for a separate hearing. The issue …Basin Electric plans to repower the 80 turbines that are part of the PrairieWinds 1 and Minot Wind projects south of Minot. An informal group of concerned citizens is seeking another hearing on Basin Electric Power Cooperative's wind farm repowering project that was approved by the Ward County Commission on July 7. An informal group of concerned citizens is seeking another hearing on Basin Electric Power Cooperative's wind farm repowering project that was approved by the Ward County Commission on July 7. Basin Electric plans to repower the 80 turbines that are part of the PrairieWinds 1 and Minot Wind projects south of Minot.