Alliant Energy’s Communications Program Manager, Steve Schultz told NorthIowaToday.com about the new wind farm Franklin county will soon have.
“The Franklin County Wind Farm will consist of 60 turbines capable of producing nearly 100 megawatts of emissions-free energy. We anticipate commercial operation by the end of 2012. The cost of developing the wind farm is expected to be about $235 million,” Schultz said.
The project will bring plenty of jobs to the region, at least during the construction phase of the project.
“We anticipate this project will create approximately 300 jobs during the construction process and once the Franklin County Wind Farm is operational there will be approximately 10 new permanent jobs to support wind farm operations,” Schultz said.
The wind farm is being built by Franklin County Wind LLC, a non-regulated subsidiary of Alliant Energy Corporation. Franklin County Wind LLC plans to sell the power through a Purchase Power Agreement (PPA) and/or into the Midwest Transmission Independent System Operator (MISO) market.
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