Bishop Hill Wind Farms
41°11′N 90°12′W / 41.183°N 90.200°W / 41.183; -90.200Status Active Construction began 2011 Commission date 2012 Owner(s) Invenergy Employees 20 Wind farm Type Onshore Hub height 100m Power generation Units operational 201 Make and model GE Renewable Energy 1.6 MW XLE, GE Renewable Energy 1.5 MW XLE Storage capacity 424 MW
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The Bishop Hill Wind Farms are three Illinois wind farms containing a total of 201 turbines in Henry County. Developed in 2012 through 2018, as a complex the three wind farms have a nameplate capacity of 424.0 megawatts of electricity.[1][2][3]
Operations
The Bishop Hill Wind Farms were developed by Invenergy.[4] They are officially designated as Bishop Hill I (98 turbines), opened in 2012; Bishop Hill II (50 turbines), opened in 2012; and Bishop Hill III (53 turbines), opened in 2018. Invenergy has sold 80 percent of Bishop Hill III to the WEC Energy Group.[5] Under Illinois law, wind farms can be subdivided into separate entities for ownership, land lease, and tax purposes.
References
- ^ "Bishop Hill I (USA)". thewindpower.net. The Windpower. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
- ^ "Bishop Hill II (USA)". thewindpower.net. The Windpower. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
- ^ "Bishop Hill III (USA)". thewindpower.net. The Windpower. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
- ^ Pulliam, John (2011-10-29). "Bishop Hill wind farm online within a year". Galesburg Register Mail. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
- ^ "WEC Energy Group announces agreement to acquire 80 percent ownership in Bishop Hill III Wind Energy Center". WEC Energy Group. Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. June 28, 2018. Retrieved December 3, 2022.