California Ridge Wind Farm

California Ridge Wind Farm
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CountryUSA
LocationArmstrong, Illinois
Coordinates40°11′42.6″N 87°50′44.8″W / 40.195167°N 87.845778°W / 40.195167; -87.845778
StatusActive
OwnerInvenergy
Wind farm
TypeOnshore
Rotor diameterdiameter 100 m
Power generation
Units operational134 x 1.6 mW
Make and modelGE Energy 1.6-100
Storage capacity217.0 MW
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The California Ridge Wind Farm is a 134-turbine wind farm in eastern Champaign County and western Vermilion County in Illinois.[1] The project was developed by Invenergy, an energy holding company.[2]

Detail

The California Ridge complex's 134 wind turbines, each rated at 1.6 mW, were completed in December 2012. The turbines can generate up to 217.0 megawatts of electricity.[1] The complex utilizes leasehold rights to 27,700 acres of Illinois land, and employs approximately 14 full-time workers in its ongoing operations. Power generated by the project was pre-sold to the Tennessee Valley Authority.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "California Ridge (USA)". thewindpower.net. The Windpower. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Invenergy Announces Commercial Operations of California Ridge Wind Project in Illinois". Invenergy. Chicago. December 26, 2012. Retrieved October 31, 2022.

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