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Hoopeston Wind Farm

Coordinates: 40°23′35″N 87°46′46″W / 40.39306°N 87.77944°W / 40.39306; -87.77944
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Hoopeston Wind Farm
Map
CountryUSA
Coordinates40°22′59″N 87°47′17.9″W / 40.38306°N 87.788306°W / 40.38306; -87.788306
StatusActive
OwnerApex 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

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]

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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

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  1. ^ a b "Hoopeston (USA)". thewindpower.net. The Windpower. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "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 / 40.39306°N 87.77944°W / 40.39306; -87.77944