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Existing Regional Wind Farms

Missouri Wind Projects, Operating and Proposed projects in Missouri, KEIN.

Nebraska Wind Projects, Operating and Proposed projects in Missouri, KEIN.

Oklahoma Wind Projects, Operating and Proposed projects in Missouri, KEIN.

Wisconsin Wind Projects, now with it's own page.

Map of Existing and Proposed wind projects in Kansas (PDF-447 kb), Source: Kansas Energy Information Network, July 2009.

Colorado Green Wind Farm

Prowers County, Colorado - This project was initially developed by Enron Wind and taken to completion by GE Wind (now GE Energy).  Located 25 miles south of Lamar, Colorado, this project features 108 GE 1.5 MW turbines for an installed capacity of 162 MW. Enron Wind began the permitting process of this project in March 2001 and entered bankrupt before completion. The project began commercial operation in December 2003. The power is sold to Xcel Energy. Today this wind farm is jointly owned by Iberdrola Renewables and Shell WindEnergy. (November 2012)

• Colorado Green Wind Power Project Fact Sheet - Iberdrola Renewables
• Wind Power Facility Siting Case Studies: Community Response, National Wind Coordinating Committee, BBC Research & Consulting, June 2005.

Twin Buttes Wind Farm

Bent County, Colorado - This project is owned by Iberdrola Renewables and is located eight miles west of the Colorado Green Wind Farm. Also developed by Iberdrola, this project features 50 GE 1.5 MW turbines for an installed capacity of 75 MW. The project began commercial operation in December 2003. The power is sold to Xcel Energy. (November 2012)

• Colorado Green Wind Power Project Fact Sheet - Iberdrola Renewables

Peetz Table Wind Farm

Logan County, Colorado - This project has a capacity of 400 MW and was developed by NextEra Energy Resources (formerly FPL Energy) of Juno Beach, Fla. who owns and operates the wind farm. This wind farm reached commercial operation in 2007 and consists of 267 1.5-megawatt GE turbines. (October 2009)

• Peetz Table Fact Sheet - NextEra Energy Resources

Proposed Regional Wind Projects

Cheyenne Ridge Wind Project

Cheyenne and Kit Carson Counties, Colorado - A 300-600 MW wind project of Lenexa, Kan.-based TradeWind Energy is under development. (July 2009)

• Cheyenne Ridge Wind Project - TradeWind Energy Fact Sheet

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