Sweet Acres Wind
Monday 8, July 2024
Installed capacity of 202 megawatts
Project overview
Sweet Acres Wind is north of Wolcott, Indiana. The wind site will complement the area’s flat agricultural fields with high yielding corn and soy beans, providing farmers with a stable, weather-resistant cash crop in the form of landowner lease payments.
Economic benefits
Sweet Acres Wind yields significantly in the form of payments to landowners, local spending, and annual community investment. Sweet Acres Wind is also compatible with other land uses and provides a stable form of income to local landowners.
$46 million
Total project impact
$2.6 million
Revenue for public services
$1 million
Revenue for landowners
$42.5 million
Local spending
Job creation
151 construction jobs and 8 permanent jobs will be created
Renewable energy technology
Energy security
Energy security
Sweet Acres will contribute to the national energy security for the state of Indiana and the U.S., helping diversify domestic supply.
Wind energy and land use
Wind energy and land use
Wind turbines have a limited footprint, leaving 98% of the project’s leased land available for farming, or wildlife habitat.
Wind energy and American manufacturing
Wind energy and American manufacturing
450+ American factories produce parts and materials for the U.S. wind industry, which employs 130,000+ Americans.
254 million gallons of water saved each year
Sweet Acres Wind will save more than 254 million gallons of water each year and will prevent the air pollution that causes smog, acid rain, and climate change.
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Contact us
Sweet Acres Wind
Indianapolis Development Office
850 Massachusetts Avenue, Suite 190
Indianapolis, IN 46202
713.997.7276
SweetAcresWind@edpr.com
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