Cardinal Point Wind Farm is a 150MW onshore wind power project. It is located in Illinois, the US. According to GlobalData, who tracks and profiles over 170,000 power plants worldwide, the project is currently active. It has been developed in multiple phases. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in March 2020. Buy the profile here.

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Description

The project was developed by Capital Power and Element Power US. The project is currently owned by Capital Power with a stake of 100%.

The project has 89m high towers.

Development status

The project is currently active. The project got commissioned in March 2020.

Power purchase agreement

The power generated from the project is sold to Midcontinent Independent System Operator under a power purchase agreement from 2020. The contracted capacity is 127.5MW.

Contractors involved

Black & Veatch Holding was selected to render engineering procurement construction services for the wind power project.

GE Renewable Energy was selected as the turbine supplier for the wind power project. The project consists of 60 units of GE 2.5-127 turbines, each with 2.5MW nameplate capacity.

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About Capital Power

Capital Power Corp (CPC) is a power producer that develops, acquires, operates and optimizes electricity with a focus on sustainable energy facilities. It generates electricity by harnessing energy-efficient technology from lower-carbon fuel, and a range of renewable energy sources. The company owns supercritical coal-fired, natural gas-fired simple cycle, natural gas-fired combined cycle cogeneration, wind, solar, landfill gas-fired, and solid fuel facilities such as wood residuals and tire-derived. CPC has various generation facilities under development in Alberta. The company supplies electricity to independent system operators, large industries and commercial customers, and government-owned or sponsored entities. CPC is headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

About Element Power US

Element Power US, LLC develops renewable energy projects. The company acquires, builds, owns, and operates a portfolio of wind and solar power generation facilities. It is headquartered in Portland, Oregon, United States.

This content was updated on 4 January 2024

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This information is drawn from GlobalData’s Power Intelligence Center, which provides detailed profiles of over 170,000 active, planned and under construction power plants worldwide from announcement through to operation across all technologies and countries worldwide.