Prairie Queen Wind Farm
Thursday 1, October 2020
Installed capacity of 199-megawatts
Project overview
Prairie Queen Wind Farm is located in northeastern Allen County, near the cities of Moran and La Harpe. The project complements the area’s mixed agricultural landscape, providing local farmers with a stable, drought-resistant cash crop in the form of landowner lease payments.
Economic benefits
Prairie Queen Wind Farm yields significantly in the form of payments to landowners, local spending, and annual community investment. Prairie Queen Wind Farm is also compatible with other land uses and provides a stable form of income to local landowners.
$12.5+ million
Total project impact
$1 million
Paid to local governments
$6.3 million
Paid to landowners
$5.2 million
Spent locally
Job creation
174 construction jobs and 12 permanent jobs created
Renewable energy technology
Energy security
Energy security
Prairie Queen 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.
353 million gallons of water saved each year
Prairie Queen saves more than 353 million gallons of water each year and prevents the air pollution that causes smog and acid rain.
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