Streator Cayuga Ridge South Wind Farm
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Streator Cayuga Ridge South Wind Farm | |
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Country | United States |
Location | Livingston County, Illinois |
Coordinates | 40°57′20″N 88°28′54″W / 40.95556°N 88.48167°W |
Commission date | March 2010 |
Owner | Iberdrola Renewables |
Wind farm | |
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Power generation | |
Units operational | 150 |
Nameplate capacity | 300 MW |
The 300 MW Streator Cayuga Ridge South Wind Farm, located near Odell, Illinois, officially started generating power in March 2010.[1] The developer received a $170 million grant through the U.S. Department of Treasury's Section 1603 grants-in-lieu-of-tax-credits program.[2] About 300 construction jobs were created, and for every 10 wind turbines one full-time maintenance position has been created. The county also expects to receive about $3.3 million per year in tax revenue from the wind farm.
Many of the wind farm's turbines can be easily seen from Interstate 55.