Elk River Wind Project
Encyclopedia
The Elk River Wind Project is a 150 megawatt wind farm
near Beaumont
in Butler County, Kansas
. The Elk River wind plant's subsidiary is owned by parent company, Iberdrola Renewables. Plant is operating since 2005.
Empire District Electric selected Elk River
, and signed a twenty year agreement with PPM Energy
to purchase wind energy from the farm.
Wind farm
A wind farm is a group of wind turbines in the same location used to produce electric power. A large wind farm may consist of several hundred individual wind turbines, and cover an extended area of hundreds of square miles, but the land between the turbines may be used for agricultural or other...
near Beaumont
Beaumont, Kansas
Beaumont is an unincorporated community in Butler County, Kansas, United States. The post office was established June 3, 1880, and was discontinued August 16, 1997. The Beaumont St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad Water Tank in Beaumont is on the National Register of Historic Places.Beaumont...
in Butler County, Kansas
Butler County, Kansas
Butler County is a county located in South Central Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 65,880. Its county seat and most populous city is El Dorado. The county is a part of the Wichita Metropolitan Statistical Area.-19th century:It was named in...
. The Elk River wind plant's subsidiary is owned by parent company, Iberdrola Renewables. Plant is operating since 2005.
Empire District Electric selected Elk River
Elk River (Kansas)
The Elk River is a tributary of the Verdigris River in southeastern Kansas in the United States. Via the Verdigris and Arkansas rivers, it is part of the Mississippi River watershed.-Description and course:...
, and signed a twenty year agreement with PPM Energy
Iberdrola
Iberdrola , headquartered in Bilbao, is a private utility with a global footprint and over 150 years of experience...
to purchase wind energy from the farm.