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Wind Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) (Ongoing)

Recent Project Updates

  • 3/6/2024

    RailSplitter Wind Farm provided the February 2024 Buyer's Share amounts by the hour, totaling 2,425.1 Megawatt hours.

     

    The February 2024 Buyer's Share Report is attached below.

  • 2/7/2024

    RailSplitter Wind Farm provided the January 2024 Buyer's Share amounts by the hour, totaling 2,078 Megawatt hours.

    The January 2024 Buyer's Share Report is attached below.

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Description

From November 2016 through October 2026, the Urbana campus will receive a percentage-based portion of the wind-generated electricity and associated environmental attributes from the Rail Splitter Wind Farm located north of Lincoln, Illinois. The power purchase agreement (PPA) specifies that 8.6% of the total wind generation from the farm will be sold to the university, which is expected to be an annual amount of more than 25,000 megawatt-hours (MWh).

The 10-year PPA between Prairieland Energy, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the University of Illinois, and Rail Splitter Wind Farm LLC, a subsidiary of EDP Renewables (EDPR) North America LLC, will significantly increase the amount of renewable energy used by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Actual purchased wind power is shared monthly in project updates.

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Project Team

  • Primary Contact:

    Morgan White

    Team Members:

    • Kevin Chalmers
    • Rob Roman
    • Tony Spurlock
    • Rob Roman

    Prior Contacts:

    • Mike Marquissee
    • Ben McCall
    • Jason Sweet
    • Dan Mortland
    • Mark Krueger
    • Kent Reifsteck

Dates

  • Proposed April 20, 2014
    Proposed by Kent Reifsteck
    Investigated July 1, 2014
    Investigated by Dan Mortland (PEI)
    Started March 9, 2015
    Started by Mark Krueger (PEI)
    Completed November 1, 2016
    Completed by Praireland Energy, Inc.

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