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Illinois electricity production by type. Wind power has been supported by a renewable portfolio standard, passed in 2007, and strengthened in 2009, which requires 10% renewable energy from electric companies by 2010 and 25% by 2025. [4] For 2013, in-state renewable generation was just 5.1% of Illinois' total generation. [5]
The Whitney Hill complex's 24 wind turbines were completed in December 2019. [2] The project was designed to generate a maximum of 65.3 megawatts of electricity. [3] The Whitney Hill complex utilizes leasehold rights to 5,000 acres of land. [1]
The Bishop Hill Wind Farms were developed by Invenergy. [4] They are officially designated as Bishop Hill I (98 turbines), opened in 2012; Bishop Hill II (50 turbines), opened in 2012; and Bishop Hill III (53 turbines), opened in 2018. Invenergy has sold 80 percent of Bishop Hill III to the WEC Energy Group. [5]
The 300 MW Streator Cayuga Ridge South Wind Farm, located near Odell, Illinois, officially started generating power in March 2010. [1] The developer received a $170 million grant through the U.S. Department of Treasury's Section 1603 grants-in-lieu-of-tax-credits program. [ 2 ]
Record growth in wind and solar last year pushed worldwide electricity generation to its cleanest-ever level, a report found, reflecting a renewable energy boom that researchers say could herald ...
The Hoopeston Wind Farm is a 49-turbine wind farm in northern Vermilion County in Illinois. [1] Investment capital for the project was organized by IKEA, which did so to earn clean-energy tax credits for the stores that it operates. IKEA hired Apex Clean Energy to build the complex. [2]
The California Ridge complex's 134 wind turbines, each rated at 1.6 mW, were completed in December 2012. The turbines can generate up to 217.0 megawatts of electricity. [1] The complex utilizes leasehold rights to 27,700 acres of Illinois land, and employs approximately 14 full-time workers in its ongoing operations.
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