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Irish Creek Wind Farm agreements approved

By Greg Bebermeyer

04/19/2021

(KMZA)--The Marshall County Commission has approved four agreements with NextEra Energy for the construction of the Irish Creek Wind Farm in the southeastern portion of the county.

The Commission approved the agreements last week. The agreements included haul routes, buried electric line cabling routes, compenstation for improvements to county and township roads and bridges, and decommissioning plans for wind tower sites. The agreements can be viewed on the Marshall County website.

Under the agreements, NextEra will pay the county more than $779,000 to replace five bridges and a culvert within the area where the wind farm is to be built.

The company will also pay $85,000 annually for the first 10 years of the project to Marshall County for maintenance of township roads. The county, in turn, will distribute the funding to the eight townships affected.

NextEra has already agreed to pay the county $4.5 million over the first 10 years of the wind farm's life, money which could be used for maintenance on affected county roads.

The wind farm is to consist of 108 turbines, which is to produce around 300 megawatts of power.

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