The Fowler Ridge Wind Farm currently consists of two completed phases with the possibility of a third phase some time in the near future. The wind 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...

 is in Benton

Benton County, Indiana

Benton County is located along in the northwest part of the U.S. state of Indiana, along the border with Illinois. As of 2010, the county's population was 8,854. It contains six incorporated towns as well as several small unincorporated settlements; it is also divided into 11 townships which...

  County, Indiana, near the city of Fowler, IN

Fowler, Indiana

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 about 30 miles (48.3 km) northwest of Lafayette

Lafayette, Indiana

Lafayette is a city in and the county seat of Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States, northwest of Indianapolis. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 67,140. West Lafayette, on the other side of the Wabash River, is home to Purdue University, which has a large impact on...

 and 90 miles (144.8 km) northwest of Indianapolis

Indianapolis

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. Fowler Ridge was constructed in two phases and has a nameplate capacity

Nameplate capacity

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 of 600 MW.
The first phase of the project is online and consists of 222 wind turbines, 182 Vestas

Vestas

Vestas Wind Systems A/S is a Danish manufacturer, seller, installer, and servicer of wind turbines. It is the largest in the world, but due to very rapid growth of its competitors, its market share decreased from 28% in 2007 to 12.5% in 2009...

 V82-1.65 MW turbines and 40 Clipper C-96 2.5 MW

Liberty Wind Turbine

The 2.5 MW Liberty Wind Turbine is the largest wind turbine manufactured in the United States. The turbine was developed through a partnership with U.S. Department of Energy and its National Renewable Energy Laboratory for Clipper Windpower....

 turbines, with a nameplate capacity of 400 MW.
Phase two consists of 133 GE 1.5 MW wind turbine

GE 1.5 MW wind turbine

GE Wind Energy is a branch of GE Energy, a subsidiary of General Electric. The company manufactures and sells wind turbines to the international market. In 2009, GE was the second largest wind turbine manufacturer in the world.-History:...

s with a nameplate capacity of 200 MW.