Highland Wind Energy Center
| Highland Wind Project | |
|---|---|
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| Country | United States |
| Location | O'Brien county in Iowa |
| Coordinates | 43°05′00″N 95°34′00″W / 43.0833°N 95.5667°W |
| Status | under Construction |
| Construction began | 2013 |
| Commission date | 2015 (expected) |
| Construction cost | about $1 billion |
| Owner | MidAmerican Energy Company |
| Operator | MidAmerican Energy Company |
| Wind farm | |
| Type | |
| Power generation | |
| Make and model | Siemens 2.3 MW |
| Nameplate capacity |
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| Capacity factor | 36-40+ [1] |
Largest in state when completed. | |
The Highland Wind Project is a large wind power project in O'Brien County, Iowa. The 500 MW project is scheduled to be placed online in 2015.
Project
The project is part of $1.9 billion in wind power construction announced by MidAmerican Energy in 2013. The project is the largest in Iowa, as well as the largest single-phase project in the world. Siemens is supplying 218 2.3 MW wind turbines for the project.[2]
The project is located at the southern end of Buffalo Ridge. The proposed Rock Island Clean Line HVDC transmission line would originate just north of the project.[3]
Planning for an expansion of the project, known as Highland II is underway by developer Invenergy. The expansion could add as much as 250 MW additional generation capacity.[4]
See also
References
- ^ Iowa Utilities Board Docket No.: RPU-2003-0003. Iowa Utilities Board.
{{cite web}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help); Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ "MidAmerican begins construction on Iowa's largest wind project". Power Engineering. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- ^ Sioux City Journal
- ^ "O'Brien County's 2nd major wind farm on fast track". Cherokee Chronicle Times. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
External links
- [1] MidAmerican Energy - Highland Wind Project
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