Dominion Plans 300-Megawatt Wind Farm for Central Illinois

April 12, 2008 – Vol.13 No.3

Dominion Plans 300-Megawatt Wind Farm for Central Illinois.

The Prairie Fork Wind Farm could be online in 2011 if approvals and permits are obtained. The facility will have 150 to 200 turbines constructed on approximately 25,000 acres in Christian and Montgomery counties, about 25 miles southeast of Springfield. The project would be developed by Dominion Energy, Inc., a Dominion subsidiary.

The Prairie Fork project would increase Dominion’s renewable generation capacity to nearly 1,300 megawatts in operation or under development – enough to power nearly 325,000 homes.

"Dominion is aggressively pursuing opportunities to add to its growing portfolio of emissions-free, renewable generation. We recognize that clean energy sources such as wind power are important in meeting our nation’s energy needs and in attaining a balanced, diverse energy portfolio” said Mark F. McGettrick, president and CEO of Dominion Generation.

With Prairie Fork about 800 megawatts of Dominion’s renewable energy portfolio would come from wind power. This includes partnerships in two other wind energy projects: a 325-megawatt 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 264-megawatt project being developed in Grant County, W.Va., with Shell WindEnergy Inc. Other Dominion renewable generation includes hydro and biomass facilities.

Dominion, headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, is one of the nation’s largest producers and transporters of energy, with a portfolio of approximately 26,500 megawatts of generation, 1.1 trillion cubic feet equivalent of proved natural gas and oil reserves and 14,000 miles of natural gas transmission, gathering and storage pipeline. (4/9/08)

Links:

Prairie Fork Wind Farm
http://www.dom.com/prairiefork

Dominion
http://www.dom.com

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