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Coordinates: 37°36′22″N 100°22′46″W / 37.60611°N 100.37944°W / 37.60611; -100.37944
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Gray County Wind Farm near Montezuma, Kansas is the largest wind farm in Kansas and the largest in the United States not mandated by a state regulatory commission. The site consists of 170 Vestas V-47 wind turbines with a total nameplate capacity of 112 MW. Each turbine tower is 217 feet high, with blades 77 feet long, and a generating capacity of 660 kW. Owned and operated by NextEra Energy Resources, Gray County Wind Farm became fully operational in November 2001. Its construction cost an estimated $100 million.[1] The average wind speed at the site is approximately 20 mph. The area is primarily used for farmland.[2]

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  1. ^ "Wind farm info". Retrieved 2006-05-16.
  2. ^ "Gray County Wind Farm". Retrieved 2006-05-16.

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