Blue Sky Green Field Wind Farm

Blue Sky Green Field Wind Farm

Blue Sky Green Field wind farm is a wind farm in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin. The convert|10600|acre|km2|sing=on farm is located between near Mount Calvary (in the town of Marshfield) in the south with its north edge at the Calumet County border in the town of Calumet.cite news |first=Sherry |last=Mark |title=Johnsburg are turbines tested, WE Energies says |work=Tri-County News |publisher=Delta Publishing |location=Kiel, Wisconsin |page=16 |date=2008-04-10 |accessdate=2008-05-29] The farm is owned by WE Energies. It is the largest operating wind farm in Wisconsin.cite news |title=Blue Sky Green Field wind farm starts spinning |work=Fond du Lac Reporter |publisher=Gannett |location=Fond du Lac, Wisconsin |date=2008-05-19 |accessdate=2008-05-29]

History

Construction on the farm began in June 2007 by Alliant Wind Connect at a cost of $300 million. Testing began in 2008, and the farm was placed in service on May 19 2008.cite news |title=Johnsburg wind farm officially in operation |work=Tri-County News |publisher=Delta Publishing |location=Kiel, Wisconsin |page=18 |date=2008-05-22 |accessdate=2008-05-29]

Capacity

The wind farm consists of 88 Vestas Wind Systems V82 turbines which have a capacity to produce 145 megawatts of power. They are expected to generate 328 million kilowatt hours annually, which is enough to power 36,000 homes. Each turbine is capable of production 1.65 megawatts of electricity. The turbines are approximately convert|262|ft|m tall, and reach convert|397|ft|m tall when the convert|134|ft|m|sing=on blade is faced upwards.

References

External links

* [http://www.we-energies.com/environmental/bluesky_greenfield.htm Information on WE Energies website]


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