Fast facts:

  • Location: Poweshiek County, Iowa.
  • Capacity: 170 megawatts.
  • Number of turbines: 69.
  • In service: March 2019.
  • Homes powered: 60,000.

Project overview:

Along with our Upland Prairie Wind Farm, English Farms earned the Envision Platinum Award from the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure, which recognizes projects that deliver environmental, social and economic benefits to communities.

Over the 30-year life of the project, we expect Upland Prairie Wind Farm will generate more than $47 million in local tax benefits and over $12 million in payments to landowners.

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