Harvest Wind Farm

Harvest Wind Farm is located around Elkton and Pigeon and is owned by John Deere Energy. Here are some statistics about the wind farm.

• The entire wind farm is capable of generating 53 MW of power.
• The wind farm consists of 32 Vestas V82 Turbines cabable of creating 1.65 MW of power each.
• It has a 34.5 kV Collector System.
• It has 10.2 miles of access roads, 26.5 miles of underground collector trenches, 5,000 feet of directional boring.
• There is enough electricity generated to power approximately 13,900 households annually.
• The wind farm is the second commercial-scale wind farm in Michigan.
• The windmills offset the equivalent of 127,000 tons carbon dioxide emissions to the atmosphere annually.
• The wind farm generates additional tax revenue.
• Harvest Wind provides, income to local landowners with a turbine site(s) or transmission corridor on their property through annual lease payments.