Wind Farms

RAIL SPLITTER WIND FARM, ILLINOIS

 

Rail Splitter Wind Farm
 

Wheat Field Wind FarmRail Splitter Wind Farm is located in Tazewell and Logan Counties, Illinois, north of the town of Lincoln, near the towns of Delevan, Hopedale and Emden on a glacial moraine known as Union Ridge. With 67 GE sle 1.5 MW turbines, the wind farm has an installed capacity of
101 MW – enough to power more than 30,000 average Illinois homes with clean energy each year. The wind farm achieved commercial operation in September 2009. The electricity generated by the wind farm is sold into the regional wholesale market. The associated energy credits are used by businesses and organizations to comply with state renewable energy mandates or to voluntarily reduce the environmental impact of their operations.