Plum Nellie Wind Farm
Monday 8, July 2024
Installed capacity of 204-megawatts
Project overview
Plum Nellie is located in the rolling hills of southeast Cloud County, just northwest of Miltonvale. The area is a mix of cropland, hay fields, and pastures. The project complements the area’s mixed agricultural landscape, providing local farmers with a stable, weather-resistant cash crop in the form of landowner lease payments.
Economic benefits
Plum Nellie Wind Farm yields significantly in the form of payments to landowners, local spending, and annual community investment. Plum Nellie Wind Farm is also compatible with other land uses and provides a stable form of income to local landowners
$280 million
Capital investment
$3+ million
Would be paid to local governments
$33.6 million
Would be paid to landowners
$17+ million
Would be spent locally
Jobs created
300+ construction jobs and 7-10 permanent jobs would be created
Renewable energy technology
Energy Security
Energy Security
Plum Nellie helps strengthen energy security for the state of Kansas 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.
355 million gallons of water saved each year
Plum Nellie would save more than 355 million gallons of water each year and would prevent the air pollution that causes smog and acid rain
Contact us
Plum Nellie Wind Farm
Overland Park Regional Office
7900 Conser Street, #10
Overland Park, KS 66204
816.504.7671
info@edpr.com
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