Meadow Lake Wind Farm

Meadow Lake Wind Farm
View westward of Indiana State Road 43 in White County
Location of Meadow Lake Wind Farm in Indiana
Country	United States
Location	Chalmers, Indiana
Coordinates	40°36′4″N 86°51′57″W / 40.60111°N 86.86583°W / 40.60111; -86.86583Coordinates: 40°36′4″N 86°51′57″W / 40.60111°N 86.86583°W / 40.60111; -86.86583
Status	Phases I to IV operating; phases V and VI proposed
Owner(s)	EDP Renewables North America
Power generation
Units operational	various types
Nameplate capacity	500 MW

The 500.85 MW Meadow Lake Wind Farm is a wind farm near Brookston and Chalmers, Indiana, spreading over portions of White, Jasper, and Benton Counties in Indiana, owned and operated by EDP Renewables North America. The wind farm currently has four operational phases, with 303 turbines. There are tentative plans to develop additional phases of the Meadow Lake Wind Farm. The farm can be seen by travelers prominently on both sides of Interstate 65, which runs through the area.

Phase I consists of 121 Vestas V82 Turbines 1.65 MW wind turbines, for a total nameplate capacity of 199.65 MW. Groundbreaking ceremonies occurred on April 14, 2009. Phase I became operational in October, 2009.

Horizon built a substation next to an existing AEP substation which was already within the wind farm site area. This allowed the wind farm to connect to the power grid without the need to build lengthy new transmission line at a cost of $1 million per mile.

Meadow Lake II Wind Farm has an installed capacity of 99 MW – enough to power approximately 27,000 average Indiana homes with clean energy each year. The wind farm, which consists of 66 Acciona AWs 1.5 MW turbines, achieved commercial operation in June 2010.

Meadow Lake III Wind Farm has an installed capacity of 103.5 MW – enough to power approximately 28,000 average Indiana homes with clean energy each year. The wind farm, which consists of 69 GE sle 1.5 MW turbines, achieved commercial operation in October 2010.

Meadow Lake IV Wind Farm has an installed capacity of 98.7 MW – enough to power approximately 27,000 average Indiana homes with clean energy each year. The wind farm, which achieved commercial operation in October 2010, consists of 47 Suzlon S88 2.1 MW turbines.