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]
| Hoopeston Wind Farm | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Country | USA |
| Coordinates | 40°22′59″N 87°47′17.9″W / 40.38306°N 87.788306°W |
| Status | Active |
| Owner | Apex Wind Energy |
| Wind farm | |
| Type | |
| Rotor diameter | diameter 100 m |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 49 x 2.0 mW |
| Make and model | Vestas V100/2000 |
| Storage capacity | 98 MW |
Detail
editThe 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
edit- ^ a b "Hoopeston (USA)". thewindpower.net. The Windpower. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
- ^ a b "Ikea Makes First Wind Farm Investment in the United States". Apex Clean Energy. Charlottesville, Va. April 10, 2014. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
