Distributed Wind Deployment: Rural Cooperative

Program Document · Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 2018

OSTI ID:1501492

This is a case study about a distributed wind project. Located on a 60-foot hill that was created during past coal mining operations, the “Gob Nob” wind turbine sits high above the fields that surround the project. The additional height allows the wind turbine to access a stronger wind resource than the lower elevations nearby. The land is owned by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources and is leased to the Rural Electric Convenience Cooperative (RECC). The project is connected to the Farmersville substation about half a mile away. All of the turbine’s electricity is fed into the Farmersville substation, and then distributed to about 380 RECC members’ homes and farms in the surrounding area.

• Research Organization: EERE Publication and Product Library, Washington, D.C. (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Wind Energy Technologies Office (EE-4W) (Wind Energy Technologies Office Corporate)
• OSTI ID: 1501492
• Report Number(s): DOE/GO-102019-5163; 7990
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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wind energy
distributed wind
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farm
rural