Gray County Wind Farm

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Gray County Wind Farm is the largest wind farm in Kansas and the largest in the United States not mandated by a state regulatory commission. The site consists of 170 Vestas V-47 wind turbines with a total generating capacity of 112 MW. Each turbine tower is 217 feet high, with blades 77 feet long, and a generating capacity of 600kW. Owned and operated by Aquila, Gray County Wind Farm became fully operational in December 2001. Its construction cost an estimated $100 million.[1]

The average wind speed at the site is approximately 20 mph. The area is primarily used for farmland.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Wind farm info. Retrieved on 2006-05-16.
  2. ^ Gray County Wind Farm. Retrieved on 2006-05-16.
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