41 MW Elk Wind Farm

Project Name

Elk Wind Farm (the “Project”)

Project Owner

Elk Wind Energy LLC (“EWE”)

Project Developer

RPMA Wind Development LLC (“RPMAWind”)

Project Size

41 MW

Project Location

West of town of Greeley in Elk Township, Delaware County, Iowa

Project Site Area

Approximately 3,367 acres of gently rolling and open farmland where corn and soy beans are the dominant crops

Proposed Generating Equipment

Between 27 - 1.5 MW to 17 – 2.4 MW turbines on 80 meter tubular towers

Proposed Balance of Plant Facilities

Approximately 9.7 miles of underground electric and data collection cable, 5.4 miles of gravel service roads, 14 entrances, 1 permanent MET tower, a single 69 kV substation, and a single operations and maintenance building

Amount of Cropland Used for Wind Farm

Approximately 12 acres (less than 0.5% of total project site area)

Point of Interconnection

New 69kV switchyard and substation in Section 30 of Elk Township

Transmission Provider

Midwest Independent System Operator of Carmel, IN (“MISO”)

Transmission Owner

ITC Midwest LLC of Novi, MI (“ITC”)

Power Purchaser

To Be Announced

Proposed Turbine Supplier

To Be Announced

Proposed Balance of Plant Supplier

To Be Announced

Project Research and Design Engineers

Wind Engineers (Wind Resource, Noise, Shadow)
Snyder and Associates (Surveying, Civil, Phase I Environmental, Wetlands)
CEG (Electrical)
ComSearch (Beam Path)
Braun Intertec (Geotech)
Zia Engineering (Cultural)
Curry and Kerlinger LLC (Phase I Avian)

Early Notice to Proceed

August 1, 2010

Expected Ground Breaking

May 1, 2011

Expected Commercial Operation

Dec 31, 2011