Harvest Wind Farm

John Deere Renewables LLC

INTERCONNECTING UTILITY:

Interstate Transmission Company

RMT'S ROLE:

• Provided complete siting and development services, including:
  • Fatal flaw analysis
  • Concept development, meteorological data review, and energy production assessment
  • Ecological, environmental, and historical assessments
  • Local, state, and federal permitting
  • Shadow-flicker analysis, noise evaluations, and microwave interference evaluations
  • Setback requirements and land use approvals
  • MISO interconnection study and negotiation support
• Prepared civil infrastructure design, including transportation logistics for turbine delivery
• Completed geotechnical investigations and designed turbine foundations
• Performed engineering and construction of civil and electrical system BOP
• Completed erection and in-tower wiring of turbines
• Designed and constructed the 34.5-kV collector system and 19 miles of fiber optic communication system and SCADA network
• Designed and constructed 34.5 kV-120 kV substation
• Constructed 10.2 miles of access roads, 26.5 miles of underground collector trenches, and 5,000 feet of directional boring

PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS:

• First commercial-scale wind farm built in the State of Michigan
• Developed good working relationships with local labor unions, enabling union and nonunion staff to work side-by-side
• Provides ongoing energy, environmental, and economic benefi ts to the local community:
  • Generates enough electricity to power approximately 13,900 homes annually
  • Offsets the equivalent of 127,000 tons of carbon dioxide emissions to the atmosphere annually
  • Creates additional income from both sales tax and property tax increases, benefi ting both local and state coffers
  • Provides income to local landowners with a turbine site(s) on their property through annual lease payments