Blue Sky Green Field Wind Farm
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Blue Sky Green Field wind farm is a wind farm in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin. The 10,600 acre farm[1] is located between near Mount Calvary (in the town of Marshfield) in the south with its north edge at the Calumet County border in the town of Calumet.[2] The farm is owned by WE Energies.[2] It is the largest operating wind farm in Wisconsin.[3]
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[edit] History
Construction on the farm began in June 2007 by Alliant Wind Connect at a cost of $300 million.[1] Testing began in 2008,[2] and the farm was placed in service on May 19, 2008.[1]
[edit] Capacity
The wind farm consists of 88 Vestas Wind Systems V82 turbines which have a capacity to produce 145 megawatts of power.[1] They are expected to generate 328 million kilowatt hours annually, which is enough to power 36,000 homes.[1] Each turbine is capable of production 1.65 megawatts of electricity. The turbines are approximately 262 feet tall, and reach 397 feet tall when the 134-foot blade is faced upwards.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f "Johnsburg wind farm officially in operation", Tri-County News, Kiel, Wisconsin: Delta Publishing, 2008-05-22, p. 18. Retrieved on 2008-05-29.
- ^ a b c Mark, Sherry. "Johnsburg are turbines tested, WE Energies says", Tri-County News, Kiel, Wisconsin: Delta Publishing, 2008-04-10, p. 16. Retrieved on 2008-05-29.
- ^ "Blue Sky Green Field wind farm starts spinning", Fond du Lac Reporter, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin: Gannett, 2008-05-19. Retrieved on 2008-05-29.
