Gray County Wind Farm

Gray County Wind Farm

Gray County Wind Farm is the largest wind farm in Kansas and the largest in the United States not mandated by a state regulatory commission. The site consists of 170 Vestas V-47 wind turbines with a total generating capacity of 112 MW. Each turbine tower is 217 feet high, with blades 77 feet long, and a generating capacity of 600kW. Owned and operated by FPL Energy, Gray County Wind Farm became fully operational in December 2001. Its construction cost an estimated $100 million. [cite web | url = http://www.cimarronkansas.net/windfarminfo.htm | title = Wind farm info | accessdate = 2006-05-16]

The average wind speed at the site is approximately 20 mph. The area is primarily used for farmland. [cite web | url = http://www.geospectra.net/kite/gray/gray.htm | title = Gray County Wind Farm | accessdate = 2006-05-16]

References

*cite web | url = http://www.aquilaenergyresources.com/aer/renewable/graycounty.shtml | title = Gray County Wind Farm | publisher = Aquila Energy Resources | accessdate = 2006-05-16


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