Following
the opening of a new 5 MW four-turbine wind farm last week, Rock Port,
a town of 1,395 in North West Missouri, has become the first U.S. town
to get all its electricity from wind power. The $90 million Loess Hills Wind Farm, was built by St. Louis-based Wind Capital Group and the John Deere Corp.
When fully operational, the four Suzlon 1.25 MW S-64 wind turbines
will have the capacity to generate 16 million kilowatt hours a year.
Historically, Rock Port electrical customers use approximately 13
million KwH annually.
Missouri Joint Municipal Utilities will buy excess power from the
farm, expected to eventually generate 16 million kilowatt hours of
electricity per year. As part of this powerpurchase agrreement MJMU
will supply Rock Port's power needs when the wind turbines are not
generating at capacity.
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