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Wind Energy Basics

Wind power, electricity generated by capturing the wind's energy with modern wind turbines, is one of the lowest-cost, renewable electricity alternatives currently available.  Wind power is a clean, domestic electricity resource that has seen a tremendous amount of growth and technology improvement over the past several years.      Wind Mill 

Utility-scale wind farms can provide rural areas with significant investment and offer farmers new sources of revenue by opening their land to new energy development, while at the same time allowing present farming activities to continue virtually unchanged. 

Small-scale wind installations can reduce dependency on the central electric grid and decrease monthly electric bills for residences, small businesses and schools.    

Wind Energy Potential in Indiana

Indiana possesses viable wind resources in limited pockets scattered across the northern half of the state (maps).  As wind power technology improves, wholesale markets increase and green energy becomes more valuable, Indiana can maximize its wind resources by selling wind power into markets with higher electricity costs. This would allow wind producers to find the best markets without jeopardizing Indiana's low electricity rates. As of 2011, wind energy made up 2.7% of Indiana's electricity generation.

For more information about wind energy, please contact OED's program manager,
Megan Ottesen.

Wind Power Production in Indiana

Total current operating wind power (as of 1/2/2013): 930 turbines produce 1,543.2 MW

Large-scale Projects Installed

Benton County Wind Farm (Orion Energy Group)
Installed: 87 turbines; 131 MW

Fowler Ridge Wind Farm (BP) – Benton County
Installed: 355 turbines; 600 MW

Hoosier Wind Project (EnXco) – Benton County
Installed: 53 turbines; 106 MW

Meadow Lake Wind Farm (Phases I-IV, Horizon Wind Energy) – White County
Installed: 303 turbines; 501.2 MW

Wildcat Wind Farm (E.ON Climate and Renewables) – Madison and Tipton Counties
Installed: 125 turbines; 200 MW

Small Scale Projects Installed

Union City/Randolph Eastern School Corp (Performance Services) – Randolph County
Installed 1 turbine; 1 MW

Tippecanoe Valley Schools (Performance Services) – Kosciusko County                                           
Installed 1 turbine; 0.9 MW

Lafayette City Bus Headquarters (Cascade Renewable Energy) – Tippecanoe County       
Installed 1 turbine; 0.3 MW

North Newton School Corporation (Performance Services) – Newton County                                  
Installed 1 turbine; 0.9 MW

West Central School Corporation (Performance Services) – Pulaski County                                      
Installed 1 turbine; 0.9 MW

Northwestern School Corporation (Performance Services) – Howard County                                  
Installed 1 turbine; 0.9 MW

Taylor University (ECI Wind and Solar) – Upland/Grant County                                                         
Installed 1 turbine; 0.1 MW

 

 

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