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Orsted Acquires Ford County Wind in Illinois from Ares
Ørsted is acquiring Ford County Wind, a 121 MW wind farm in Ford County, Ill., from funds managed by Ares Management Corp.’s infrastructure opportunities...
Cordelio Power Orders V150 Wind Turbines for Illinois Project
Vestas has received a 171 MW order from Cordelio Power to power the Moraine Sands wind project in Illinois.
The order consists of 38 V150-4.5...
Five U.S. States Implemented New Clean Energy Standards in 2021
As of the end of 2021, 31 states and the District of Columbia had renewable portfolio standards (RPS) or clean energy standards (CES), the...
IEA, White Construction Building Illinois Wind Farm for Invenergy
Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives Inc.’s (IEA) White Construction wholly owned subsidiary has secured a $75 million award with Invenergy, a global developer, owner and...
Invenergy Places 235 MW Order for Vestas Wind Turbines
Vestas has secured a 235 MW order of V150-4.2 MW turbines and V136-3.45 MW turbines in 3.6 MW operating mode from Invenergy to power...
Cordelio Power Glacier Sands Wind Farm Begins Commercial Operations
Cordelio Power’s 185 MW Glacier Sands wind project has advanced into commercial operations. The project, located in Mason County, Ill., comprises 43 Vestas V150-4.3...
Avangrid, T-Mobile Agree on Long-Term Contract
Avangrid Renewables LLC and T-Mobile U.S. Inc. have agreed on a long-term contract for the Otter Creek Wind Farm in LaSalle County, Ill., and...
Construction Completed at Bright Stalk Wind Farm
Construction has been completed at EDP Renewables’ (EDPR) Bright Stalk Wind Farm, a 205 MW project located northeast of Bloomington-Normal in McLean County, Ill.
Bright...
WEC Agrees to Ownership in Blooming Grove
WEC Energy Group, a national energy company, has agreed to acquire an 80% ownership interest in Blooming Grove Wind Farm.
The project is being developed...
Ameren Energizes the Mark Twain Transmission Project
The Ameren Transmission Co. of Illinois has completed and energized the Mark Twain Transmission Project, a 96-mile, 345 kV transmission line and substation in...
New Boston Developer Takes On Illinois Wind Project
Boston-based Swift Current Energy is now developing the HillTopper Wind Energy Project, a 175 MW-200 MW wind farm to be situated in Logan County,...
Court Makes Landmark Ruling On Illinois Wind Turbine Dispute
Wind energy developers and landowners versus the construction industry: Who emerged victorious in the Illinois court case?
Study Says Illinois Could Become No. 2 Wind State By 2050
Illinois’ 25 largest wind farms have supported 20,173 jobs during construction and will add $6.4 billion to local economies over their 25-year life spans, according...
Apex Clean Energy Acquires Sugar Creek Wind One In Illinois
Charlottesville, Va.-based Apex Clean Energy has acquired the Sugar Creek Wind One project from Springfield, Ill.-based American Wind Energy Management Corp. (AWEM).
According to AWEM,...
Landowners Reap $222 Million Windfall From U.S. Wind Industry
The U.S. wind industry is paying $222 million a year to farming families and other rural landowners, according to new data released by the...
EDF Completes Its First North American Battery Storage Project
EDF Renewable Energy (EDF RE) has announced that the McHenry Storage Project reached commercial operation on Dec. 20. The company says the energy storage...
AWEA: $128 Billion Invested In U.S. Economy By New Wind Power Projects
Over the past five years, new wind farm construction has added, on average, $13 billion per year to the U.S. economy.