Wind Energy Plants in the Midwestern and North Central USA
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Mendota Hills Location: IL Operator: Navitas Energy Configuration: 63 X 800-kW G52 Operation: 2003 T/G supplier: Gamesa Photograph courtesy of
Navitas Energy |
Northeast Lincoln
Photograph courtesy of Lincoln Electric System |
Oilver County Location: ND Operator: FPL Energy LLC Configuration: 22 X 2.3-MW, 32 X 1.5-MW Operation: 2006-2008 T/G supplier: Siemens Wind, GE Wind Energy EPC: Wanzek Construction Quick facts: Minnesota Power has a longterm PPA with the two phases of the Oliver County windfarm. Ground was broken on the first phase in Apr 2006 and Phase II was dedicated in Jun 2008, thereby completing the project. The plant is grid-connected at 230kV.
Photograph courtesy of Allete |
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Tatanka Location: SD Operator: Acciona Energy Configuration: 120 X 1.5 MW Operation: 2008 WTG supplier: Acciona EPC: Mortensen, Acciona Quick facts: This wind park was developed by Global Winds Harvest and is on a 14,000ac site in McPherson Co. It was commissioned on 24 Jul 2008, the first installation of Acciona WTGs in the USA. Tatanka is the Lakota Sioux word for buffalo. Photograph courtesy of
Acciona Energia |
Wilton Location: ND Operator: FPL Energy LLC Configuration: 33 X 1.5-MW Operation: 2006 T/G supplier: GE Wind Energy EPC: Wanzek Construction Quick facts: Groundbreaking was in Sep 2005 and commercial operation was in Jan 2006. At completion, this was the largest wind park in North Dakota. Output is sold to Basin Electric Power Coop.
Photograph courtesy of Basin Electric Power Coop |
Abbreviations: WTG = wind turbine generator
Data: industcards, Platts UDI World Electric Power Plants Data Base
Updated 06/06/09