Smoky Hills Wind Farm
The Smoky Hills Wind Farm (Phase I & Phase II) is a 250 megawatt (MW) wind farm in Lincoln and Ellsworth Counties, 140 miles west of Topeka in Kansas, north of Ellsworth. The farm is operated by Enel Green Power. Highway K-14 and Interstate 70 pass through parts of the wind farm, with clear views of many of the wind turbines. The project uses 56 Vestas V80 1.8 MW wind turbines and produces enough electricity to power some 37,000 average Kansas homes annually. As of 19 November 2008, phase II is under construction with 99 GE 1.5 MW wind turbines for an additional 148.5 MW, to bring the total nameplate capacity to 249.3 MW.
Phase II was completed and began commercial operation in December 2008.
- Smoky Hills Wind Farm from Interstate 70
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References
- ^ "Wind: the 155 wind turbines at Smoky Hills". Enel Green Power. Archived from the original on 2010-12-15. Retrieved 2010-11-04.
- ^ Carpenter, Tim (2007-08-07). "Energy farms are increasingly dotting Kansas' landscape". The Topeka Capital-Journal. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
- ^ "U.S. Wind Energy Projects - Kansas". American Wind Energy Association. 2008-11-19. Archived from the original on November 18, 2008. Retrieved 2009-01-01.
- ^ "Smoky Hills I Wind Farm Open". Renewable Energy World. 2008-02-27. Retrieved 2009-01-01.
- ^ "Enel Completes Smoky Hills Wind Project in Kansas". RedOrbit. 2008-02-27. Retrieved 2009-01-01.
- ^ "TradeWind Energy: Smoky Hills Wind Project Phase II". TradeWind Energy. n.d. Retrieved 2013-11-09.
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