Fowler Ridge Wind Farm
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The Fowler Ridge Wind Farm currently consists of two completed phases with the possibility of a third phase some time in the near future. The wind power plant is in Benton County, Indiana, near the city of Fowler, IN about 90 miles (140 km) northwest of Indianapolis. Fowler Ridge was constructed in two phases and has a nameplate capacity of 600 MW. It is visible from US Interstate 65 on both sides of the road.
Phase one
The first phase of the project is online and consists of 222 wind turbines, 182 Vestas V82-1.65 MW turbines and 40 Clipper C-96 2.5 MW[3][4] turbines, with a nameplate capacity of 400 MW.
Phase two
Phase two consists of 133 GE 1.5 MW wind turbines with a nameplate capacity of 200 MW. Construction began in early 2009 and phase two became operational in early 2010.
Fowler Ridge is only the second utility-scale wind power plant in Indiana, after the 130.5 MW Goodland I wind farm (also in Benton County) which came online in 2008. Some of the wind turbines are visible from US-52, the main highway through the County. They are also visible along US-41 in the Boswell area.
| Fowler Ridge Wind Farm | |
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| Country | USA |
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| Region | Indiana |
| Municipality | Fowler |
| Coordinates | 40°36′31″N 87°19′15″W / 40.60874°N 87.320709°W |
| Highest point | |
| - elevation | 250 m (820 ft) |
| Lowest point | |
| - elevation | 219 m (719 ft) |
