Blue Sky Green Field Wind Energy Center

Blue Sky Green Field Wind Energy Center
Turbines east of Johnsburg
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CountryUnited States
LocationFond du Lac County, Wisconsin
Coordinates43°52′46″N 88°16′15″W / 43.87944°N 88.27083°W / 43.87944; -88.27083
StatusOperational
Construction beganJune 2007
Commission dateMay 2008
Construction cost$300 million
OwnerWe Energies
Wind farm
TypeOnshore
Power generation
Units operational88 turbines
Make and modelVestas V82-1.65 MW
Nameplate capacity145.2 MW
Capacity factor26.8% (average 2009-2017)
Annual net output341 GW·h
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Wind Farm Headquarters
Looking south at the Blue Sky Green Field Wind Farm

Blue Sky Green Field Wind Energy Center is a wind farm in northeast Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin.[1] The 10,600-acre (4,300 ha) facility is located in the towns of Calumet and Marshfield.[2] Owned by We Energies, it became the largest operating installation using wind power in Wisconsin when it came online in 2008.[3]

History

An application for authorization to construct the Blue Sky Green Field Wind Farm was filed with the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSCW) on March 17, 2006. On February 1, 2007, the PSCW issued the certificate of public convenience and necessity authorizing the project.[4]

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]

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 (80 m) tall, and reach 397 feet (121 m) tall when the 134-foot (41 m) blade is faced upwards.[1]

Electricity production

Generation (MW-h) and Capacity Factor of Blue Sky Green Field Wind Power Plant[5]
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual (Total) Capacity Factor (%)
2008 10,935 22,359 17,141 11,761 18,874 36,395 37,939 49,403 204,807 24.1
2009 34,387 37,553 37,958 34,667 35,225 18,776 15,705 20,249 10,784 28,808 28,101 34,007 336,220 26.4
2010 35,701 16,398 20,538 42,946 27,707 17,372 17,132 20,030 29,306 28,282 39,369 32,099 326,880 25.7
2011 22,687 38,156 29,611 35,870 36,401 24,716 14,984 11,899 22,338 31,541 37,917 31,406 337,526 26.5
2012 42,962 31,342 39,692 27,517 27,248 20,617 13,388 15,485 21,969 35,923 30,814 29,258 336,215 26.4
2013 45,786 32,111 29,735 41,994 28,185 14,936 8,987 12,774 19,463 28,270 44,133 32,356 338,730 26.6
2014 48,829 37,230 34,245 38,544 24,996 21,458 19,023 9,830 19,468 33,584 37,186 26,551 350,944 27.6
2015 36,089 31,125 36,200 36,885 32,583 15,262 15,783 21,307 18,669 38,716 43,168 39,029 364,816 28.7
2016 33,058 35,105 26,157 30,833 26,495 20,595 17,568 11,880 23,564 26,254 31,819 50,141 333,469 26.2
2017 33,035 35,075 36,815 35,889 30,451 25,764 12,980 11,522 14,733 33,237 36,643 36,308 342,453 26.9
2018 41,293 30,018 33,846 27,015 22,977 15,855 13,264 14,339 16,110 29,070 27,645 30,307 301,738 23.7
2019 34,235 29,738 33,300 36,102 25,423 22,517 14,479 12,577 18,973 29,288 27,988 36,996 321,616 25.3
2020 31,794 35,220 33,320 30,604 26,553 19,508 12,262 11,487 25,786 33,576 44,581 31,930 336,621 26.5
2021 21,276 27,874 41,318 24,986 23,731 18,610 10,895 11,180 21,773 19,886 39,710 38,392 299,631 23.5
2022 34,854 37,287 38,060 43,002 24,514 20,718 13,391 8,977 12,834 19,570 33,558 32,392 319,157
2023 21,727 40,792 31,397 39,932 21,464 11,537 3,869 14,407 16,899

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Johnsburg wind farm officially in operation". Tri-County News. Kiel, Wisconsin: Delta Publishing. 2008-05-22. p. 18.
  2. ^ a b Mark, Sherry (2008-04-10). "Johnsburg are turbines tested, We Energies says". Tri-County News. Kiel, Wisconsin: Delta Publishing. p. 16.
  3. ^ "Blue Sky Green Field wind farm starts spinning". Fond du Lac Reporter. Fond du Lac, Wisconsin: Gannett. 2008-05-19.
  4. ^ Blue Sky Green Field Wind Energy Center
  5. ^ "Electricity Data Browser". www.eia.gov. Retrieved 2023-12-26.