Bishop Hill Wind Farms Explained

Bishop Hill Wind Farms
Country:	USA
Location:	Illinois
Status:	Active
Construction Began:	2011
Commissioned:	2012
Owner:	Invenergy
Employees:	20
Wind Farm Type:	Onshore
Wind Hub Height:	100m
Ps Units Operational:	201
Ps Units Manu Model:	GE Renewable Energy 1.6 MW XLE, GE Renewable Energy 1.5 MW XLE
Ps Storage Capacity:	424 MW

The Bishop Hill Wind Farms are three Illinois wind farms containing a total of 201 turbines in Henry County. Developed in 2012 through 2018, as a complex the three wind farms have a nameplate capacity of 424.0 megawatts of electricity.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Operations

The Bishop Hill Wind Farms were developed by Invenergy.^[4] They are officially designated as Bishop Hill I (98 turbines), opened in 2012; Bishop Hill II (50 turbines), opened in 2012; and Bishop Hill III (53 turbines), opened in 2018. Invenergy has sold 80 percent of Bishop Hill III to the WEC Energy Group.^[5] Under Illinois law, wind farms can be subdivided into separate entities for ownership, land lease, and tax purposes.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bishop Hill I (USA) . . thewindpower.net . The Windpower . December 3, 2022 .
2. Web site: Bishop Hill II (USA). . thewindpower.net . The Windpower . December 3, 2022 .
3. Web site: Bishop Hill III (USA). . thewindpower.net . The Windpower . December 3, 2022 .
4. Web site: Pulliam . John . 2011-10-29 . Bishop Hill wind farm online within a year . 2023-09-24 . Galesburg Register Mail . en-US.
5. News: . June 28, 2018 . WEC Energy Group announces agreement to acquire 80 percent ownership in Bishop Hill III Wind Energy Center . . . December 3, 2022.