GE Renewable Energy has been selected to provide 107 onshore wind turbines for the 302MW Lincoln Land Wind Project in Morgan County, Illinois.
The wind farm is owned by funds managed by the Infrastructure and Power strategy of Ares Management Corporation (“Ares”).
Apex Clean Energy led the development of Lincoln Land Wind and Ares finalized preconstruction milestones, including securing turbines, financing (tax equity and debt), and other project contracts.
The agreement for GE’s 2.82-127 turbines also includes a 20-year full-service agreement.
The project is anticipated to be completed by the end of 2021.
GE’s 2.82-127 turbine was recently announced as the most widely deployed turbine in the US in 2020 by the American Clean Power Association.
GE Renewable Energy’s chief executive for onshore Americas Tim White said: “We are delighted to continue our partnership with Ares.
“Together, we have announced more than 800MW in new onshore units over the last 12 months-this is an exciting milestone, and we’re thrilled to support our customers in accelerating the energy transition by helping to deliver sustainable, affordable, renewable energy through our combined projects in the US.”
Ares Infrastructure and Power managing director Steve Porto added: “We are proud to once again work with GE Renewable Energy.
“We believe trusted partners are critical to building projects of this scale and delivering low cost energy to our customers and with an effort to deliver strong results for our investors.”