Dominion has announced plans to develop a 300MW wind generation facility in Central Illinois, USA. Prairie Fork Wind Farm would feature 150 to 200 turbines constructed across approximately 25,000 acres in Christian and Montgomery counties.
The Prairie Fork project would increase Dominion's renewable generation capacity to nearly 1,300MW in operation or under development. About 800MW of Dominion's renewable energy portfolio would come from wind power. This includes partnerships in two other wind energy projects: a 325MW share of the Fowler Ridge Wind Farm under development with BP Alternative Energy North America in Benton, Ind.; and a 50 percent interest in a 264MW project being developed in Grant County, W.Va., with Shell WindEnergy Inc. Construction of Prairie Fork Wind Farm is expected to begin in 2010, subject to necessary permits and approvals. Commercial operation could follow in 2011. The project would be developed by Dominion Energy, Inc., a Dominion subsidiary.
