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Town/County
Developer
Utility
MW
Turbine
Type
Permit
PPA
Name/
In-service date
1
Fond du Lac &
Dodge Cos.
Invenergy, LLC
MG&E (15 MW)
WPPI (25 MW)
Other Utilities
99
GE 1.5 MW
Yes, CPCN
approved 200 MW
7/14/05.
Yes
Forward Wind Center
2008
(Phase 1 under
construction)
2
Marshfield/Calumet
Fond du Lac Co.
We Energies
We Energies
145
Vestas V-82
1.65 MW
Yes, CPCN
approved 2/1/07
N/A
Blue Sky/Green Field
2008 (under
construction)
3
Eden & Empire/
Fond du Lac Co.
Alliant Energy
Alliant Energy
68
Unspecified
(41 sites)
Yes
N/A
Cedar Ridge
2008 (under
construction)
4
Herman/
Dodge Co.
Midwest Wind
Energy
WPPI
54
GE 1.5 MW
Yes
Yes
Butler Ridge
2008
5
Seymour/
Lafayette Co.
Horizon Wind
Energy
None
99
Unspeciified
Yes
No
Darlington Wind Farm
2009?
6
Eden/
Fond du Lac Co.
Eden Wind
Energy, LLC
None
3
Unspecified -
2 turbines
Yes
Yes
2007-2008
7
Addison/
Washington Co.
Addison Wind
Energy, LLC
None
2
Unspecified -
1 turbine
Yes
Yes
2007-2008
8
Fredonia/
Ozaukee Co.
Ritger Law
None
1.65
Unspecified -
1 turbine
Yes
No
Unknown
9
Rhine/
Sheboygan Co.
Ritger Law
None
2
Unspecified -
1 turbine
Yes
No
Unknown
10
Ashford/
Fond du Lac Co.
Eden Wind
Energy, LLC
None
3
Unspecified -
2 turbines
Yes
No
Unknown
11
Two Creeks, Mishicot,
& Two Rivers/
Manitowoc Co.
Navitas Energy
None
98
Unspecified
Yes
No
Unknown
12
Randolph & Scott/
Columbia Co.
Midwest Renewable
Energy
None
80
Vestas NM-82
1.65 MW
Not needed
No
Columbia Wind Farm
2008
13
Mishicot/
Manitowoc Co.
Emerging Energies
None
19
Unspecified -
(7 turbines)
No, Permit
Overturned 4/6/07
No
2008
14 Ridgeville/
Monroe Co.		 Invenergy, LLC None 75 Unspecified Yes No
2008-2009
15
Glenmore/
Brown Co.
Emerging Energies
None
12-19
Unspecified
(8 sites)
Yes, Permit
approved 3/26/07
No
2008
16
Springfield/
Dane Co.
EcoEnergy, LLC
None
8
Acciona Energy
1.5 MW (5
turbines)
Not needed
No
EcoDane
2008
17
Chilton & Rantoul/
Calumet Co.
EcoEnergy, LLC
None
60-80
Acciona Energy
1.5 MW
Yes
No
Ecomet
2008
18
Casco/
Kewaunee Co.
Urban Wind Co.
None
5-10
Unspecified
(5 sites)
Yes
No
2008
19
New Holstein
(Calumet), Kaukauna
(Outagamie),
Westby (Vernon)
EcoEnergy LLC
WPPI
Up to
24
Acciona
1.5 MW
No
Term
agreement
2008-2009
Total MW of windpower proposed in Wisconsin: 973 - 1009
Prepared by RENEW Wisconsin, 222 S. Hamilton St. Madison, WI 53703. www.renewwisconsin.org. 608.255.4044


Summary of Windpower Development in Wisconsin
1998-2002


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Town/County
Developer/Owner
Start Date
MW
Turbine Type and Nos.
Community Reaction*
Glenmore/Brown
WI Public Service
Glenmore Wind Project Info
Feb. 1998
1.2
2 Tacke 600 kW
2 -
Little opposition to original five-year permit. Permit extended in 2003.
Byron/Fond du Lac
WI Electric Power (Now We Energies)
June 1999
1.3
2 Vestas V-47 660 kW
1 -
No opposition to project. Most visible turbines in Wisconsin.
Lincoln/Kewaunee
WI Public Service
Lincoln Wind Project Info
June 1999
9.2
14 Vestas V-47 660 kW
4 -
Significant opposition to project. Utility purchased and demolished three neighboring houses.
Lincoln & Red River/Kewaunee
Madison Gas & Electric
Project Info
June 1999
11.2
17 Vestas V-47 660 kW (9 in Red River, 8 in Lincoln)
2 -
Significant opposition in Lincoln but not in Red River. Community reaction now favorable.
Eden/Iowa
FPL Energy (output sold to We Energies & Alliant Energy)
July 2001
30
20 GE 1.5 MW
1 -
No opposition to project. Project sited, permitted, and built in under one year.
Madison/Washington
FPL Energy Proposed in 1999.
See RENEW Archives
Abandoned in 2002.
25
28 NEG Micon 900 kW
5 -
This bitter three-year battle sent shock waves through wind industry.
* Numbers on a sliding scale from 1 to 5, with 1 representing unanimous support and 5 representing effective organized opposition.




and .... the Town of Addison

For over two years, FPL Energy has attempted to site a wind farm in the Town of Addison, near West Bend, Wisconsin, with strong support and equally strong opposition from citizens of the Town of Addison. The local government and plan commission in the Town of Addison struggled to restore civility, after coming to a virtual standstill for most of summer 2001.
The story of this contentious conflict is told through links to newspaper accounts, newsletters from supporters, letters of support, and photos.
  1. Year 2001
  2. Archived news stories, Years 2000 and 1999
  3. SITING WINDPOWER IN WISCONSIN
    ANTICIPATING CONFLICTS
    AND BUILDING COMMUNITY SUPPORT--    presented at ASES Conference SOLAR 2000 in MADISON, WI
    20 June 2000

    by Michael Vickerman
    RENEW Wisconsin


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"Our goal is to place wind generators in a working landscape, in lands used for crop production or pasture. Finding host landowners is not the problem--in fact, there's a lengthy list of landowners eager to situate turbines on their property. "
"...all of Wisconsin's turbines are interconnected at the distribution level, the power stays largely where it's generated..."