Bright Stalk Wind Farm
Tuesday 1, September 2020
Installed capacity of 205-megawatts
Project overview
Bright Stalk Wind Farm is located 20 miles northeast of Bloomington-Normal, Illinois. Located entirely within McLean County, the wind farm includes farmland in the Chenoa, Yates, and Lawndale townships. The project complements the area’s corn and soybean fields, providing local farmers with a stable, weather resistant cash crop in the form of landowner lease payments.
Economic benefits
Bright Stalk Wind Farm yields significantly in the form of payments to landowners, local spending, and annual community investment. Bright Stalk Wind Farm is also compatible with other land uses and provides a stable form of income to local landowners.
$29.4 million
Total project impact
$9.8+ million
Paid to local governments
$12.5 million
Paid to landowners
$6.9+ million
Spent locally
Job creation
174 construction jobs and 8 permanent jobs created
Renewable energy technology
Energy security
Energy security
Bright Stalk helps strengthen energy security for the state of Illinois 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.
364 million gallons of water saved each year
Bright Stalk saves more than 364 million gallons of water each year and prevents the air pollution that causes smog and acid rain.
Contact us
Bright Stalk Wind Farm
Operations & Maintenance Office
29292 E. 2900 North Road
Chenoa, IL 61726
346.439.0968
BrightStalkWind@edpr.com
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