Pilot Hill Wind Project is a 360.9MW 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 September 2015. Buy the profile here.
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Description
The project was developed by EDF Renewables, Orion Renewable Energy Group and Vision Energy. EDF Renewable Development, EDF Renewables, Orion Energy Group and Vision Energy are currently owning the project.
The Pilot Hill Wind Project (Pilot Hill Wind Project II), has 80m high towers.
Development status
The project is currently active. The project got commissioned in September 2015.
Power purchase agreement
The power generated from the project is sold to Microsoft under a power purchase agreement for a period of 20 years. The contracted capacity is 125MW.
Contractors involved
M. A. Mortenson was selected to render engineering procurement construction services for the Pilot Hill Wind Project (Pilot Hill Wind Project Phase IA) project. M. A. Mortenson was selected to render engineering procurement construction services for the Pilot Hill Wind Project (Pilot Hill Wind Project Phase IB) project.
Pilot Hill Wind Project (Pilot Hill Wind Project II) is equipped with Vestas Wind Systems V100-2.0 MW turbines. The phase consists of 92 turbines with 2MW nameplate capacity.
Pilot Hill Wind Project (Pilot Hill Wind Project Phase IA) is equipped with GE Renewable Energy 1.7-100 turbines. The phase consists of 91 turbines with 1.7MW nameplate capacity.
Pilot Hill Wind Project (Pilot Hill Wind Project Phase IB) is equipped with GE Renewable Energy 1.85-87 turbines. The phase consists of 12 turbines with 1.85MW nameplate capacity.
EDF Renewables is the O&M contractor for the wind power project, commencing from the year 2015.
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About EDF Renewables
EDF Renewables Inc (EDF Renewables), a subsidiary of EDF Renewables SA is an independent power producer and service provider. The company delivers distribution-scale and grid-scale power: onshore and offshore wind, solar photovoltaic and storage projects. Its major services include project management, asset management and operation, retrofits and upgrades, and maintenance of electricity generation projects. The company has operations across the US, Canada and Mexico. The company provides origination, development, transaction and construction services for offshore and onshore large-scale wind, solar photovoltaic and storage projects. EDF Renewables is headquartered in San Diego, California, the US.
About Orion Renewable Energy Group
Orion Renewable Energy Group LLC (Orion Renewable) is a company that provides clean, reliable, low cost wind and solar energy from utility-scale projects. The company is headquartered in United States.
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