Smoky Hills Wind Farm

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The Smoky Hills Wind Farm as seen from Interstate 70

The Smoky Hills Wind Farm (Phase I & Phase II) is a 250 megawatt (MW) wind farm in Lincoln and Ellsworth Counties, 140 miles west of Topeka in Kansas, north of Ellsworth. The farm is operated by Enel Green Power. [1] Highway K-14 and Interstate 70 pass through parts of the wind farm, with clear views of many of the wind turbines. [2] The project uses 56 Vestas V80 1.8 MW wind turbines [3] and produces enough electricity to power some 37,000 average Kansas homes annually. [4] As of 19 November 2008, phase II is under construction with 99 GE 1.5 MW wind turbines for an additional 148.5 MW, [3] to bring the total nameplate capacity to 249.3 MW. [5] Phase II was completed and began commercial operation in December 2008. [6]

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