Whispering Willow East Wind Farm

Interstate Power & Light

INTERCONNECTING UTILITY:

ITC Midwest

RMT'S ROLE:

• Complete project management, including start-up, pre-commissioning, and coordinating commissioning of the wind turbine generators and the entire wind farm
• Civil engineering of 29 miles of access roadway, crane pads, road improvements, crane walk routes, and delivery truck turnaround paths
• Civil infrastructure design, including transportation logistics for turbine delivery
• Grading plan and procedures for storm water control to be used for NPDES permit
• Design and construction of foundations
• Erection and tower wiring of 121 wind turbines

PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS:

• East Farm generates enough electricity to power approximately 50,000 homes annually
• East Farm offsets the combustion of approximately 270,000 tons of coal per year, which reduces the equivalent of 360,000 tons of CO2 emissions to the atmosphere annually.
• The combined East and West Farms will employ between 18 and 22 employees when completely developed