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Mendota Hills Wind Farm in northern Illinois. Wind power in Illinois provided nearly 10% of the state's generated electrical power in 2020 powering 1,231,900 homes. [1] At the end of 2020, Illinois had 6,300 megawatts (MW) of wind power installed, ranking fifth among states for installed wind turbine capacity. [2]
The northeastern Illinois project was developed by E.ON Climate Renewables, a subsidiary of E.ON, which merged with RWE in 2019. [1] [3] E.ON has resold some of the power generated by Pioneer Trail to the Southern Illinois Power Cooperative. [4] The wind farm became operational in October 2011. [3]
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.
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 ]
Illinois electricity production by type This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in the U.S. state of Illinois , sorted by type and name. In 2022, Illinois had a total summer capacity of 44,163 MW and a net generation of 185,223 GWh through all of its power plants. [ 2 ]
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.
IEC 61400-2:2013 Small wind turbines; IEC 61400-3-1:2019 Design requirements for fixed offshore wind turbines; IEC TS 61400-3-2:2019 Design requirements for floating offshore wind turbines; IEC 61400-4:2012 Design requirements for wind turbine gearboxes; IEC 61400-5:2020 Wind turbine blades; IEC 61400-6:2020 Tower and foundation design requirements
The Sugar Creek complex's 57 wind turbines were completed in December 2019. Of the 57 turbines, 40 are rated at 4.2 mW, and 17 are rated at 2.0 mW. The turbines were raised in 2019-2020, and have an expected lifespan of 30+ years. [1] The turbines can generate up to 202.0 megawatts of electricity. [2]