Bishop Hill Wind Farms

Bishop Hill Wind Farms
Country	USA
Location	Illinois
Coordinates	41°11′N 90°12′W
Status	Active
Construction began	2011
Commission date	2012
Owner	Invenergy
Employees	20
Wind farm
Type	Onshore
Hub height	100m
Power generation
Units operational	201
Make and model	GE Renewable Energy 1.6 MW XLE, GE Renewable Energy 1.5 MW XLE
Storage capacity	424 MW

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]

Operations

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] Under Illinois law, wind farms can be subdivided into separate entities for ownership, land lease, and tax purposes.

References

1. "Bishop Hill I (USA)". thewindpower.net. The Windpower. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
2. "Bishop Hill II (USA)". thewindpower.net. The Windpower. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
3. "Bishop Hill III (USA)". thewindpower.net. The Windpower. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
4. Pulliam, John (2011-10-29). "Bishop Hill wind farm online within a year". Galesburg Register Mail. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
5. "WEC Energy Group announces agreement to acquire 80 percent ownership in Bishop Hill III Wind Energy Center". WEC Energy Group. Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. June 28, 2018. Retrieved December 3, 2022.