|
Project
Details
 |
|
Project Objective: |
To install, operate and report on the performance
of two new utility-scale wind turbines. The
average wind speed of the site is 13.6 mph; therefore the wind
turbines are optimized for low wind resource.
The turbines became operational in February
1998. |
 |
|
Project Manager: |
Wisconsin Public Service Corporation, Green Bay,
WI
Contact: Ray Janssen (920) 433-1866 |
|
Annual Energy
Production: |
3,261,126 kWh gross (total); energy for approximately
450 homes |
|
Expected
Life of Turbine: |
20 Years |
|
Site Location: |
From Green Bay take Hwy 57 south of De Pere
to County Hwy PP. Take Hwy PP South five miles and turn left
on Shirley Rd.
After traveling 3 more miles you should see
the turbines on the right side of the road. |
|
Site Landowners: |
Michael & Sandra Zirbel, 6013 Morrison Road,
De Pere, WI 54115 |
|
Site Acreage: |
2.4 acres leased |
|
Site Description: |
Site is agricultural use. |
|
Grid Interconnection: |
24.9 kV underground distribution feeder |
|
Average Site
Wind Speed: |
13.6 mph (measured over 5 years at 110 ft.)
Winter months yield the highest averages with
little variation between night and day. During summer months
the wind speeds are two to three miles per hour stronger in the
late afternoon than in the early mornings. |
|
Wind Direction: |
The wind direction is predominately westerly
with approximately 40% of the winds out of the southwest. |
| Home | Project
Details | Equipment | Contact
Us | Performance
Data |
Comments or Questions on this Site? Contact
Wisconsin Public Service Corporation.
Copyright © 2002 Wisconsin Public Service Corporation |
