Site Information


Total Site SizeApproximately 260 acres
Turbine site sizeLess than 1 acre/turbine
Annual mean wind speed7.7 meters per sec. (17 mph)
Project sizeSeven 1.5-megawatt NM72C wind turbines
LocationApproximately 1.5 miles west and 3 miles north of Kimball, Neb. Also, about one hour east of Cheyenne, Wyo.

Each wind turbine sits on approximately one-quarter of an acre. Furthermore, the wind power project features a land lease agreement that was signed with a local cattle rancher who continues to graze livestock right up to the base of the machines. The rancher supplements his current income with long-term annual land lease payments.

The turbine manufacturer and installer, NEG Micon, strives to ease its footprint on the environment by using as little land as possible and encouraging multi-use of the land around the machines.