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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 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 ]
Thunderhead Wind Energy Nebraska: 300 [100] Seven Cowboy wind farm Oklahoma: 300 [101] Canisteo wind farm New York: 291 [102] Sapphire Sky wind farm Illinois: 260 [103] Badger Wind Farm North Dakota: 250 [104] 25 Mile Creek Wind Oklahoma: 250 [105] Blackjack Creek Wind Farm Texas: 240 [106] Great Pathfinder wind farm Iowa: 224 [107] Ledyard ...
The Bishop Hill Wind Farms are three Illinois wind farms containing a total of 201 turbines in Henry County. Developed in 2012 through 2018, as a complex the three wind farms have a nameplate capacity of 424.0 megawatts of electricity. [1] [2] [3]
Tallest windmill in Illinois, open and operational. [21] Glen Ellyn Mill Glen Ellyn: Burnt down prior to 1855. [22] Prairie Mills: Golden: Smock: 1873 [23] Open and operational Franzen's Old Mill Golden Smock: 1854 [24] Demolished 1934 [24] Gronewold Mill
Twin Groves Wind Farm is a wind farm in the U.S. state of Illinois, near the villages of Arrowsmith, Saybrook, and Ellsworth in McLean County. It consists of 240 operating wind turbines. [1] Each wind turbine stands 280 ft (80 m) tall and has three 120-foot-long (39 m) blades. The wind farm was constructed from 2007 to February 2008.
The wind farm is owned and operated by EDP Renewables North America (EDPR NA), formerly Horizon Wind Energy. [2] The wind turbines that constitute the farm are centered on the town of Emden on both sides of Interstate 155. The wind farm, constructed in 2008–2009 at a cost of $200.0 million, was dedicated on July 21, 2009. [3] [4]
Renewable energy portal; Pages in category "Wind farms in Illinois" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.