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22 Αυγ 2012 · Indiana State Police officers escort a section of a windmill south on Indiana 37 to a staging area on Tuesday.
27 Ιουλ 2021 · At the end of 2020, Indiana wind farms had the capacity to produce about 3,000 megawatts of power, the 12th highest in the U.S. But that’s just a small portion of what the state could be...
10 Μαρ 2021 · The roads in Henry County, Indiana, are dotted with signs protesting projects locals say will infringe on their rights and their quality of life: wind turbines. The county is one of 34 around the state with ordinances to restrict how close wind and solar projects can be placed to homes, or prohibit their construction altogether.
Indiana ranks 12th in the nation for installed wind energy capacity, and wind energy produces 9.4% of all electricity in the state. These projects provide a secure, local source of energy, save water, and reduce residents’ exposure to harmful pollutants like nitrous oxides and sulfur dioxide.
Meadow Lake Wind Farm consists of six phases and is located in northwestern Indiana in Benton and White counties, northwest of Indianapolis. The site is advantageous as a location for modern wind power electrical generation as the area has a strong, proven wind resource.
Wind power in Indiana was limited to a few small water-pumping windmills on farms until 2008 with construction of Indiana's first utility-scale wind power facility, Goodland (phase I) with a nameplate capacity of 130 MW. As of March of 2024, Indiana had a total of 2,743 MW of wind power capacity installed, ranking it 12th among U.S. states. [1]
The seven operating utility-scale wind farms in White County, Indiana provide benefits that are felt across the community. Gayle Rogers, the White County Auditor, notes that “White County residents continue to see benefits from local wind and
