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Article: ACCIONA Dedicates 100.5 MW EcoGrove Wind Farm.(Company overview)
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- Resource Week
- Article date:
- October 4, 2009
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ACCIONA Energy North America is celebrating the opening of its 100.5 MW EcoGrove Wind Farm, located in Stephenson County, Illinois. EcoGrove Wind Farm represents ACCIONA's first renewable energy project in the state of Illinois although the company is headquartered in nearby Chicago. Well known for its "Windy City," Illinois currently ranks in the top 20 U.S. states for wind-energy potential.
Using 67 ACCIONA Windpower 1.5 MW wind turbines, EcoGrove Wind Farm is able to generate enough clean energy to power over 25,000 U.S. homes and offset approximately 176,000 tons of CO2 emissions annually. The EcoGrove facility is spread across more than 7000 rural acres. With ...