
Wind Tower Generator
IOWA DISTRIBUTED WIND GENERATION PROJECT
(IDWGP)
IDWGP Ownership Shares:
Cedar Falls 1480 KW Algona 250 KW Montezuma 200 KW Estherville 180 KW Fonda 100 KW Ellsworth 30 KW Westfield 10 KW Number of Turbines - 3
Manufacturer of Turbines---Zond Corporation, Tehachapi, California
Capacity of Turbines - 750 KW each. Total----2250 KW
Estimated project cost $2,833,928.00, Department of Energy (DOE) and Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), Grant $1,252,754.00
Bids for project to date: Zond - Turbines and Towers $1,647,750.00, Bids for concrete bases: Barco Company of Iowa $154,784.50
Location of project - Ellen Raney land, section twenty-two Irvington Twsp., Tower height: 165' feet, Gear box weight: 12 ton, Blades: 83'feet in length, weight 2000 lbs each
Projected life in years - 20 years, Capital cost owners share per KW - $702.74
Estimated construction and operation schedule: Install bases April 1998. Towers and Turbines delivered by July 1998. Commercial operation October 1998.