Project Location:
Clinton Farms Wind Project is situated north of Indianapolis in Clinton County, which is in an elevated region of Indiana with large expanses of corn fields intermixed with sporadic tree stands.
Project Interconnection:
Clinton Farms Wind Project will interconnect to Duke–PSI 230 kV transmission line.
Project Size:
200 MW
Project Turbines:
To be determined.
Landowners and Acreage Involved:
Clinton Farms Wind Project has over 200 landowner partners with a total project area of approximately 16,000 acres.
Utility Buyers:
The power produced by Clinton Farms Wind Project will be sold to Indiana electric utility companies and other electric utilities within the MISO regional transmission area.
Project Developer:
The developer of Clinton Farms Wind Project is TradeWind Energy, LLC (“TradeWind”), which is headquartered in Lenexa, Kansas. The senior managers of TradeWind have over 100 years of combined experience in the independent power development business including acquisitions and project development across the United States, Europe, Canada, and the Caribbean, as well as significant regulated utility experience.
Key Project Attributes:
- When completed, the project will produce enough power for approximately 60,000 Indiana homes.
- The project has received tremendous local and state support.
- The project will only take a minimal amount of acreage (1% to 2%) out of service, including land for roads, turbine foundations, and maintenance buildings.
- The project will have little or no impact on fire, water, or wastewater infrastructure.
- The project will utilize local labor and materials for its construction and operations and will generate significant economic benefits to the local community.
- The project, when completed, will offset approximately 600,000 tons of carbon dioxide emissions per year, 2,000 tons of NOx per year, and 2,800 tons of SO2 per year.