The Associated Press today reports on the Navitas/Woodford County "informational meeting" scheduled for the 13th of June in Benson, Illinois:
The above emphasis is our own. Note that the power generated is to go to - guess? That's right, Chicago.BENSON (AP) -- Woodford County residents will get a chance next month to hear more about a proposed wind farm that would involve 80 gigantic turbines.
The wind farm would be located near Benson -- about 30 miles east of Peoria -- and produce about 160 megawatts of power. That electrical energy would most likely go to the Chicago area.
The Woodford County Board's finance and economic development committee is hosting an informational meeting on June 13 in Benson.
Benson Mayor Arthur Brooks said there are plenty of the village's 400 residents who are wary of the project -- some think the turbines ruin the landscape.
The project is a proposal of Minneapolis-based Navitas Energy.
Construction could begin next year, if the necessary permits are obtained.
The photo is from Navitas' "farm" in southwest Minnesota. The towers there are about half as big as the ones proposed for Benson.
For photos of the site in Mendota (Paw Paw), Illinois see this excellent site. Again, the pictured towers are about half the size of those going in at Benson, due to local topographic differences.
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