Hoopeston Wind Farm

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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]

CountryUSA
Coordinates40°22′59″N 87°47′17.9″W
StatusActive
OwnerApex Wind Energy
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Hoopeston Wind Farm
CountryUSA
Coordinates40°22′59″N 87°47′17.9″W
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
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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]

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