Harvest Wind Farm is a 52.8MW onshore wind power project. It is located in Michigan, the US. The project is currently active. It has been developed in single phase. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in January 2008.
| Project Type | Total Capacity (MW) | Active Capacity (MW) | Pipeline Capacity (MW) | Project Status | Project Location | Project Developer | Onshore | 52.8 | 52.8 | – | Active | Michigan, the US | Deere; Exelon |
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Description
The project was developed by Deere and Exelon. The project is currently owned by Exelon with a stake of 100%.
The project supplies enough clean energy to power 14,000 households, offsetting 127,000t of carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) a year. The project cost is $94m.
Development Status
The project is currently active. The project got commissioned in January 2008.
Power Purchase Agreement
The power generated from the project is sold to Wolverine Power Supply Cooperative under a power purchase agreement for a period of 20 years. The contracted capacity is 52.8MW.
Contractors Involved
Vestas Wind Systems was selected as the turbine supplier for the wind power project. The company provided 32 units of V82-1.65 MW turbines, each with 1.65MW nameplate capacity.
NAES and Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy were contracted to render operations & maintenance services for the project.
About Deere
Deere & Co (John Deere) is a provider of advanced products and services. It manufactures and distributes agricultural, construction and forestry equipment and related service parts. The company’s portfolio of products includes agriculture and turf equipment and related service parts, and other outdoor power products; and machines and service parts used in construction, earthmoving, material handling, and timber harvesting. It also finances sales and leases of new and used equipment, provides wholesale financing and extended equipment warranties. The company through a network of dealers and distributors markets its products in North America, Africa, Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, and Europe. John Deere is headquartered in Moline, Illinois, the US.
About Exelon
Exelon Corp (Exelon) is a utility services holding company. It has operations in the entire energy value chain, including power generation, distribution and transmission, and energy sales. The company produces electricity using nuclear, natural gas, oil, wind, hydro, solar, and biomass sources; and purchases electricity through long-term power purchase contracts. Exelon also provides energy products and services to residential, public sector, and business customers in the US and Canada. It supplies electricity and natural gas to residential, commercial and industrial, public authorities and electric railroads, and other customers in Illinois, Delaware, Maryland, District of Columbia, Virginia, New Jersey, and Philadelphia. Exelon is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, the US.
Methodology
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