IL Wind Farms
IL state has a number of wind farms. With the exception of a few states, only wind farms 200MW and greater are listed. There are a ton of smaller capacity wind farms as well.
Wind drive large turbines that power an generator in the nacelle, which produces electricity. Often the electricity is stored in large battery storage banks (like Tesla Megapacks), which is tied to the grid.
WIND FARM | MW | TURBINES | LOCATION |
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Big Sky Wind | 239 | 114 | Bureau County |
Walnut Ridge | 212 | 106 | Bureau County |
Lee/DeKalb | 218 | 145 | DeKalb County |
Broadlands | 200 | 48 | Douglas County |
Ford Ridge | 120 | 43 | Ford County |
Pioneer Trail | 150 | 94 | Ford County |
Blackstone II | 198 | 132 | Grundy County |
Bishop Hill I | 211 | 133 | Henry County |
Bishop Hill III | 132 | 53 | Henry County |
Settler's Trail | 150 | 94 | Iroquois County |
Kelly Creek | 184 | 92 | Kankakee County |
Pilot Hill | 175 | 103 | Kankakee County |
Blackstone | 102 | 68 | LaSalle County |
Grand Ridge | 99 | 66 | LaSalle County |
Otter Creek | 158 | 42 | LaSalle County |
Green River | 194 | 74 | Lee County |
Shady Oaks | 110 | 71 | Lee County |
Cayuga Ridge | 300 | 150 | Livingston County |
Minonk | 200 | 100 | Livingston County |
HillTopper | 185 | 74 | Logan County |
Rail Splitter | 101 | 67 | Logan County |
Sugar Creek | 202 | 57 | Logan County |
Radford's Run | 306 | 139 | Macon County |
Camp Grove | 150 | 100 | Marshall County |
Glacier Sands | 185 | 43 | Mason County |
Cardinal Point | 150 | 60 | McDonough County |
Blooming Grove | 261 | 94 | McLean County |
Bright Stalk | 205 | 57 | McLean County |
Twin Groves II | 360 | 218 | McLean County |
White Oak | 150 | 100 | McLean County |
Lincoln Land | 302 | 107 | Morgan County |
EcoGrove | 101 | 67 | Stephenson County |
California Ridge | 217 | 134 | Vermilion County |