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Wind Farm to Be Dedicated in Northern Indiana

By Nina Settappa

Wind Farm to Be Dedicated in Northern Indiana

June 18, 2010 Updated Nov 18, 2009 at 7:09 AM EST

BROOKSTON, Ind. (AP) - A wind farm capable of generating enough
power to light 60,000 average homes will be dedicated this week in
northwestern Indiana.

State and local officials are to take part Thursday in Horizon Wind Energy's ribbon-cutting to commemorate the project's start of operations near the town of Brookston.

The wind farm about 15 miles north of Lafayette is owned and operated by Horizon. Its 121 wind turbines give it a capacity to generate 200 megawatts of power.

The wind farm is the first of a three-phase project planned by Horizon. Phase two is under construction and has a proposed capacity of 99 megawatts.

Horizon Wind Energy has more than 20 wind farms across the nation.

(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)



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