Hoopeston Wind Farm
{{Short description|Wind farm in Illinois, United States}}
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| country = USA
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| coordinates = {{Coord|40|22|59|N|87|47|17.9|W}}
| status = Active
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| owner = Apex Wind Energy
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| wind_rotor_diameter = diameter 100 m
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| ps_units_operational = 49 x 2.0 mW
| ps_units_manu_model = Vestas V100/2000
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| ps_storage_capacity = 98 MW
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The Hoopeston Wind Farm is a 49-turbine wind farm in northern Vermilion County in Illinois.{{cite web |url=https://www.thewindpower.net/windfarm_en_18676_hoopeston.php |title=Hoopeston (USA) |author= |date= |website=thewindpower.net |publisher=The Windpower |access-date=November 6, 2022 |quote=}} Investment capital for the project was organized by IKEA, which did so to earn clean-energy tax credits for the stores that it operates. IKEA hired Apex Clean Energy to build the complex.{{cite news |author= |date=April 10, 2014 |title=Ikea Makes First Wind Farm Investment in the United States |url=https://www.apexcleanenergy.com/news/ikea-makes-first-wind-farm-investment-in-united-states/ |work=Apex Clean Energy |location=Charlottesville, Va. |access-date=November 6, 2022}}
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Category:Buildings and structures in Vermilion County, Illinois