Whispering Willow North Wind Farm

Fast facts

Whispering Willow North Wind Farm is an expansion of our existing Whispering Willow East Wind Farm.

Location: Franklin County, Iowa.
Capacity: 200 megawatts.
Number of turbines: 81.
Type/manufacturer: 2.5 and 2.3-megawatt wind turbines manufactured by General Electric.
Homes powered: Around 93,000 annually.

Economic benefits

This project is expected to deliver $44 million in landowner lease payments over the next 30 years.

This project is expected to deliver around $104 million in property tax payments to the local area over the next 40 years. This averages to around $2.6 million a year.

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