Hoopeston Wind Farm

The Hoopeston Wind Farm is a 49-turbine wind farm in northern Vermilion County in Illinois.^[1] Investment capital for the project was organized by IKEA, which did so to earn clean-energy tax credits for the stores that it operates. IKEA hired Apex Clean Energy to build the complex.^[2]

Hoopeston Wind Farm
Country	USA
Coordinates	40°22′59″N 87°47′17.9″W
Status	Active
Owner	Apex Wind Energy
Wind farm
Type	Onshore
Rotor diameter	diameter 100 m
Power generation
Units operational	49 x 2.0 mW
Make and model	Vestas V100/2000
Storage capacity	98 MW

Detail

The Hoopeston complex's 49 wind turbines, each rated at 2.0 mW, can generate up to 98.0 megawatts of electricity. The Hoopeston-area project was constructed by Apex Clean Energy,^[1] and became operational in 2015.^[2]