Big Sky wind farm

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Big Sky wind farm is an operating wind farm in Bureau County, Illinois, United States.

Project Details

Table 1: Phase-level project details for Big Sky wind farm

Phase name Status Commissioning year Retired year Nameplate capacity Type Owner Operator
1 Retired[1] 2011[2] 2022[1] 239 MW[2] Onshore[2] Vitol Group[3] Edison Mission Group INC[4]
RP1 Operating[1] 2022[1] 240 MW[3] Onshore[5] Vitol Group[3] Edison Mission Group INC[4]

Location

Table 2: Phase-level location details for Big Sky wind farm

Phase Name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
1 Bureau County, Illinois, United States[5] 41.5481, -89.4984 (exact)[5]
RP1 Bureau County, Illinois, United States[5] 41.5481, -89.4984 (exact)[5]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 https://www.vitol.com/case-studies/big-sky-wind/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Form EIA-860 detailed data (v2020 Early Release June, 2021): US Energy Information Administration". US Energy Information Administration. September 5, 2020. Archived from the original on July 13, 2021. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 https://www.renewableenergymagazine.com/wind/vestas-to-repower-the-240-mw-big-20210917?utm_campaign=newsletterRenewableEnergyMagazine&utm_medium=newsletterClick&utm_source=wind+newsletter+2021-09-29. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 https://www.thewindpower.net/windfarm_en_10991.php. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Hoen, B.D., Diffendorfer, J.E., Rand, J.T., Kramer, L.A., Garrity, C.P., and Hunt, H.E. (April 19, 2018). "US Wind Turbine Database (v4.0, (April 9, 2021): U.S. Geological Survey, American Clean Power Association, and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory data release". United States Wind Turbine Database. Archived from the original on December 3, 2021. Retrieved April 9, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)