About Eauclaire Wind – Greenswitch Wind

By the numbers

Proposed turbines

40-63

Power produced

Power for 50K homes

Total
investment

$250 Million

Expected construction jobs:

150+

Land use

The turbines would share agricultural land with mostly corn and soybeans. The project site encompasses approximately 18,000 acres in Macon County. Including access roads, each turbine takes up around 1/2 acre, each – enabling farmers, ranchers, and landowners to continue using more than 97% of their land in the project area.

Power

187 Megawatts of clean, inexpensive, homegrown energy with just 40-63 turbines – enough to power around 50,000 Illinois homes every year. Proposed completion in 2022 with an operational life of 30 years.

Clean, inexpensive, homegrown energy

187 Megawatts

Economic benefits

$250 million total investment in Macon County.
County income: At least $25 to $30 million in additional tax revenue for Macon County and townships over 30 years to support local first responders, schools, and several other essential services.
Tax relief: Additional income to the county would reduce the tax burden on residents.
Agricultural stability: More than $1 million in stable, yearly lease payments to Macon County family farmers and landowners over 30 years, all while leaving 99% of the land in the project area unchanged.
Jobs: 150+ temporary construction jobs; 8-12 long-term, good-paying local jobs; and a commitment to hire locally when possible.
Roads: RWE invested $20 million to upgrade 80+ miles of local road at no cost to taxpayers.