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You are invited to the 2008 FALL FESTIVAL.

"GENERATING FUN, NATURALLY"

Come to the 36th Annual Fall Festival.

See Indiana's first operational wind farm.

(Labor day weekend)

Earl Park is located in Benton County Indiana USA and the home of a large Wind Farm designed and built by Orion Energy Group LLC. There are 87 generators model sl/sle Gen4 GE 1.5mw Wind Turbines. The Wind Farm's Earth friendly power is being sold to local Utility companies in an attempt to lower energy costs and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Commercial operation began in April 2008.

The enormous components for this project are brought to the job-sites on special trucks with escorts. These huge trucks and components can be seen in the images in the gallery below. The main erection crane is so large, another crane is necessary to assemble it! Click on the images for super size viewing.

 

The Benton County Local Economic Development Organization (BC-LEDO) assists businesses. Click the logo to the left to exit to the web site.

 

Do you want to learn more about wind energy? Click here for "Wind with Miller" This is an interactive website intended for students ages 12-14 but adults will find the answers to many questions as well.

 

If you have images that you would like included in any gallery on this site, please send jpg. images to this email link: mikep@prairienerds.com . Your images will be reviewed and possibly posted to this page. Thank you for your cooperation. The webmaster. photo credits: Dave Cobb, Becky Clark, Jim Snell, Jeff Budreau, Brian Wininger, Howard Jefvert, Quenten Tomlin