Project Name | Top of Iowa Wind Farm |
Developer | Midwest Renewable Energy Corporation and Zilkha Renewable Energy |
Owner | Entergy Corporation and Shell Wind Corporation |
Contructor | M.A. Mortenson |
Project Size | 81 MW |
Location | Approx 3 miles east of Town of Joice, Worth County, Iowa |
Site Area | Approx 5,900 acres of cropland consisting of 49 separate parcels of land [73 acres/MW] |
Generating Equipment | 89 NEG Micon 900 kW turbines on 237 foot tall tubular towers |
Balance of Plant Facilities | 21.8 miles of underground electric and data collection cable, 10.4 miles of overhead electric cable, 16 miles of gravel service roads, 2 permanent MET towers, one 161 kV substation, and one operation and maintenance building |
Foundation (each) | 7 ft deep, 42 feet wide; 188 cu yards of concrete; 25,713 lbs of reinforcing steel |
Job Creation | Approx 95,300 person-hours (or 75 people for 8 months) during construction; 4-6 long-term jobs |
Local County Taxes | Approx $13.4 Million over 25 years |
Power Purchaser | Alliant Energy of Madison Wisconsin |
Ground Breaking | April, 2001 |
Commercial Operation | November, 2001 |
Project Name | Top of Iowa II Wind Farm |
Developer | Midwest Renewable Energy Corporation |
Owner | Iberdrola Renewable Energies |
Constructor | Wanzek |
Size | 80 MW |
Location | Approx 3 miles west of the Town of Kensett, Worth County, Iowa |
Site Area | Approx 6,089 acres of cropland consisting of 60 separate parcels of land [76 acres/MW] |
Generating Equipment | 40 Gamesa G87 2MW turbines on 253 foot tall tubular towers |
Balance of Plant Facilities | 14.2 miles of underground electric and data collection cable, 8.5 miles of gravel service roads, 1 permanent MET towers, sharing of the Top of Iowa Wind Farm 161 kV substation and a single O&M Building |
Foundation (each) | Approx 430 cu yards of concrete; 34 tons of reinforcement steel |
Job Creation | Approx 96,000 person-hours (or 75 people for 8 months) during construction: 4-6 long-term operational |
Power Purchasers | Wisconsin Public Power and Madison Gas and Electric |
Local County Taxes | Approx $23.2 Million over 25 years |
Ground Breaking | April, 2007 |
Commercial Operation | February, 2008 |
Project Name | Top of Iowa III Wind Farm |
Developer | Midwest Renewable Energy Corporation |
Owner | Madison Gas and Electric Company |
Constructor | Wanzek |
Size | 29.7 MW |
Location | Approx 3 miles west of the Town of Kensett, Worth County, Iowa |
Site Area | Approx 1,332 acres of cropland consisting of 10 separate parcels of land [45 acres/MW] |
Generating Equipment | 18 Vestas 1.65 MW turbines on 260 foot tall tubular towers |
Balance of Plant Facilities | 6.2 miles of underground electric and data collection cable, 3.8 miles of gravel service roads, 1 permanent MET towers and sharing of the Top of Iowa Wind Farm 161 kV substation |
Foundation (each) | Approx 390 cu yards of concrete; 30 tons of reinforced steel |
Job Creation | Approx 36,000 person-hours (or 25 people for 6 months) during construction; 1-2 long-term operational |
Local County Taxes | Approx $10.3 Million over 25 years |
Ground Breaking | April, 2007 |
Commercial Operation | October, 2007 |
Project Name | Barton II Wind Farm |
Developer | Midwest Renewable Energy Corporation |
Owner | Iberdrola Renewable Energies |
Constructor | Wanzek |
Size | 80 MW |
Location | Approx 6 miles east of the Town of Kensett, Worth County, Iowa |
Site Area | Approx 8000 acres of cropland consisting of over 50 separate parcels of land [100 acres/MW] |
Generating Equipment | 40 Gamesa G87 2 MW turbines on 260 foot tall tubular towers |
Balance of Plant Facilities | 12 miles of underground electric and data collection cable, 10.2 miles of gravel service roads, 1 permanent MET towers, a single 161 kV substation shared with Barton and a single shared O&M Building |
Foundations [each] | Approx 450 cu yards of concrete; 34 tons of reinforcement steel |
Job Creation | Approx 96,000 person-hours (or 75 people for 8 months) during construction; 5-6 long-term operational |
Local County Taxes | Approx $30 Million over 25 years |
Ground Breaking | May, 2008 |
Commercial Operation | June, 2009 |
Project Name | Elk Wind Farm |
Project Owner | Elk Wind Energy LLC |
Project Developer | RPMA Wind Development LLC |
Project Size | 41 MW |
Project Location | West of town of Greeley in Elk Township, Delaware County, Iowa |
Project Site Area | Approximately 3,367 acres of gently rolling and open farmland where corn and soy beans are the dominant crops [82 acres/MW] |
Proposed Generating Equipment | Between 27 – 1.5 MW to 17 – 2.4 MW turbines on 80 meter tubular towers [17 – 2.5 MW actually erected] |
Proposed Balance of Plant Facilities | Approximately 9.7 miles of underground electric and data collection cable, 5.4 miles of gravel service roads, 14 entrances, 1 permanent MET tower, a single 69 kV substation, and a single operations and maintenance building |
Expected Ground Breaking | May 1, 2011 |
Expected Commercial Operation | Dec 31, 2011 |
Project Name | Winnebago Wind Farm |
Developer | Midwest Renewable Energy Corporation |
Owner | Iberdrola Renewable Energies |
Constructor | Wanzek |
Size | 20 MW |
Location | Approx 2 miles south of the Town of Thompson, Winnebago County, Iowa |
Site Area | Approx 2000 acres of cropland consisting of over 12 separate parcels of land [100 acres/MW] |
Generating Equipment | 10 Gamesa G87 2MW turbines on 260 foot tall tubular towers |
Balance of Plant Facilities | Approx 3 miles of underground electric and data collection cable, 2.5 miles of gravel service roads, 1 permanent MET towers, a single 69kV substation and a single shared O&M Building |
Foundation (each) | Approx 450 cu yards of concrete; 34 tons of reinforcement steel |
Job Creation | Approx 24,000 person-hours (or 38 people for 4 months) during construction; 1-2 long-term operational |
Local County Taxes | Approx $7.5 Million over 25 years |
Power Purchaser | Dairyland Power Cooperative |
Ground Breaking | May, 2008 |
Commercial Operation | September, 2008 |