Tuscola Bay wind farm

{{Short description|Wind farm}}

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| name = Tuscola Bay wind farm

| name_official = Tuscola Bay Wind Energy Center

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| location = Fairgrove, Tuscola County, Michigan

| coordinates = {{Coord|43|31|26|N|83|39|11|W|region:US-MI_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}

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| commissioned = December 2012

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| owner = NextEra Energy Resources

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| wind_site_usage = Commercial

| wind_hub_height = {{Convert|262|ft|m|0}}

| wind_rotor_diameter = {{Convert|150|ft|m|0}}

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| ps_units_operational = 75

| ps_units_manu_model = GE Energy

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| ps_electrical_capacity = 120 MW (1.6 MW per unit)

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The Tuscola Bay wind farm, located in Fairgrove, Michigan and owned by NextEra Energy Partners,{{cite web|url=http://en.openei.org/wiki/Tuscola_Bay_Wind|title=Tuscola Bay Wind|work=openei.org}} was put into operation in 2012. Each of the 75 wind turbines in the farm is 262 feet high, with a blade length of 150 feet.{{cite news|url=http://www.tuscolatoday.com/index.php/2013/01/02/first-local-wind-farm-is-now-operational/|title=Tuscola Today » First local wind farm is now operational|work=tuscolatoday.com}} The output of each turbine is 1.6 megawatts, with a total farm output of 120 megawatts.

{{cite news|url=http://www.tuscolatoday.com/index.php/2012/04/28/additional-wind-turbines-given-nod-of-approval/|title=Tuscola Today » Additional wind turbines given nod of approval|work=tuscolatoday.com}}

{{Cite web |url=http://www.nexteraenergyresources.com/pdf_redesign/Tuscola.pdf |title=Tuscola Bay Wind Energy Center |access-date=2015-01-07 |archive-date=2015-09-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919204223/http://www.nexteraenergyresources.com/pdf_redesign/Tuscola.pdf |url-status=dead }}{{cite web| url=https://www.michigan.gov/documents/mpsc/wind_farm_summary_407660_7.pdf | title=Michigan Utility Scale Wind Farms | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170726043508/https://www.michigan.gov/documents/mpsc/wind_farm_summary_407660_7.pdf | archive-date=2017-07-26}}{{cite web| url=https://www.michigan.gov/documents/mpsc/wind_map_407661_7.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170726043503/https://www.michigan.gov/documents/mpsc/wind_map_407661_7.pdf | archive-date=2017-07-26 | title=Michigan Wind Farm Map}}