Smoky Hills Wind Farm

The Smoky Hills Wind Farm (Phase I & Phase II) is a 250 megawatt (MW) wind farm in Lincoln and Ellsworth Counties, 140 miles west of Topeka in Kansas, north of Ellsworth. The farm is operated by Enel Green Power.^[1] Highway K-14 and Interstate 70 pass through parts of the wind farm, with clear views of many of the wind turbines.^[2] The project uses 56 Vestas V80 1.8 MW wind turbines^[3] and produces enough electricity to power some 37,000 average Kansas homes annually.^[4] As of 19 November 2008^[update], phase II is under construction with 99 GE 1.5 MW wind turbines for an additional 148.5 MW,^[3] to bring the total nameplate capacity to 249.3 MW.^[5] Phase II was completed and began commercial operation in December 2008.^[6]

Smoky Hills Wind Farm from Interstate 70

References

^ "Wind: the 155 wind turbines at Smoky Hills". Enel Green Power. Archived from the original on 2010-12-15. Retrieved 2010-11-04.
^ Carpenter, Tim (2007-08-07). "Energy farms are increasingly dotting Kansas' landscape". The Topeka Capital-Journal. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
^ ^a ^b "U.S. Wind Energy Projects - Kansas". American Wind Energy Association. 2008-11-19. Archived from the original on November 18, 2008. Retrieved 2009-01-01.
^ "Smoky Hills I Wind Farm Open". Renewable Energy World. 2008-02-27. Retrieved 2009-01-01.
^ "Enel Completes Smoky Hills Wind Project in Kansas". RedOrbit. 2008-02-27. Retrieved 2009-01-01.
^ "TradeWind Energy: Smoky Hills Wind Project Phase II". TradeWind Energy. n.d. Retrieved 2013-11-09.