Monday, June 23, 2008

Not New But Just Noticed -- 300 MW Wind Farm to be Built in Illinois

Dominion Resources to build 300-megawatt Illinois wind farm
By Wallace Witkowski
Last update: 12:10 p.m. EDT April 9, 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Dominion Resources Inc. (D:
Dominion Resources Inc said Wednesday it plans to build a 300-megawatt wind farm about 25 miles southeast of Springfield, Ill. The Prairie Fork Wind Farm will have 150 to 200 turbines, and will boost Dominion's renewable generation capacity to nearly 1.3 gigawatts in operation or under development, the company said. Dominion plans to start construction in 2010 with operation beginning in 2011.

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