| Pioneer Trail Wind Farm | |
| Country: | USA |
| Status: | Active |
| Construction Began: | 2011 |
| Owner: | RWE |
| Operator: | RWE |
| Wind Farm Type: | Onshore |
| Wind Hub Height: | 400 ft |
| Ps Units Operational: | 94 x 1.6 mW |
| Ps Units Manu Model: | GE Renewable Energy |
| Ps Storage Capacity: | 150.4 MW |
The Pioneer Trail Wind Farm is a 94-turbine wind farm, established in 2011, in Ford County and Iroquois County in Illinois.[1] The wind farm is headquartered in the Ford County seat of Paxton.[2]
The Pioneer Trail complex's 94 wind turbines, each rated at 1.6 mW, can generate up to 150.4 megawatts of electricity. The northeastern Illinois project was developed by E.ON Climate Renewables, a subsidiary of E.ON, which merged with RWE in 2019.[1] [3] E.ON has resold some of the power generated by Pioneer Trail to the Southern Illinois Power Cooperative.[4]
The wind farm became operational in October 2011.