Hoopeston Wind Farm

The Hoopeston Wind Farm is a 49-turbine wind farm in northern Vermilion County in Illinois.[1] Investment capital for the project was organized by IKEA, which did so to earn clean-energy tax credits for the stores that it operates. IKEA hired Apex Clean Energy to build the complex.[2]

Hoopeston Wind Farm
CountryUSA
Coordinates40°22′59″N 87°47′17.9″W
StatusActive
Owner(s)Apex Wind Energy
Wind farm
Type
Rotor diameterdiameter 100 m
Power generation
Units operational49 x 2.0 mW
Make and modelVestas V100/2000
Storage capacity98 MW

Detail

The Hoopeston complex's 49 wind turbines, each rated at 2.0 mW, can generate up to 98.0 megawatts of electricity. The Hoopeston-area project was constructed by Apex Clean Energy,[1] and became operational in 2015.[2]

References

  1. "Hoopeston (USA)". thewindpower.net. The Windpower. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
  2. "Ikea Makes First Wind Farm Investment in the United States". Apex Clean Energy. Charlottesville, Va. April 10, 2014. Retrieved November 6, 2022.

40°23′35″N 87°46′46″W

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