Howard Colunty: Wind farm now in the works

I picked up Wind farm now in the works from The Kokomo Tribune. The area mentioned below is pretty much nothing but farmland and rather good farmland at that.

"A group of landowners in eastern Howard County is ready to tap into the renewable energy market — one that doesn’t involve growing corn or soybeans for fuel."

If plans and studies proceed with the needed results, 10,000 to 15,000 acres of land east of Greentown would be used for a wind farm that could produce 150 to 200 megawatts of electricity.

The area from Plevna to Hackleman in southern Grant County provides the right conditions for Horizon Wind Energy, the company the landowners have picked.

“We need open land, wind and transmission lines,” said Martin Culik, project manager for Horizon Wind Energy. “The wind resource maps have shown that area to be promising. We’re excited to start the project.”

A 200-megawatt field could provide electricity to nearly 66,000 homes, according to Laura Sheets, Duke Energy’s business