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Hickory Wind Project
Hickory Wind Project
Bringing good jobs, local revenue and 80 megawatts of clean energy to La Salle County
ABOUT HICKORY WIND
Hickory Wind is an 80 megawatt wind farm coming to La Salle County. The project will generate good local jobs, lease payments for landowners, tax revenue for local governments, and clean energy for the county.
LOCAL
ECONOMIC
GROWTH
Hickory Wind will generate
lease payments for
local landowners and
more than $800,000 in
local tax revenue per year
JOBS
Hickory Wind will create more than 130 construction jobs and 10 permanent jobs
CLEAN
ENERGY
Hickory Wind will generate
enough clean energy
to power 27,000
Illinois homes
REDUCED
POLLUTION
Hickory Wind will
reduce air pollution
equal to taking
42,000 cars off the road
every year
SUP
Hickory Wind Project Special Use Permit Application located here.
Hickory Wind is committed to creating union construction jobs. Read full report here.
ABOUT UKA NORTH AMERICA
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UKA has more than 1,000 MW of operating renewable energy projects, 700 employees, and 15 offices across five countries. UKA is a privately owned company that has developed, owned, and operated renewable energy projects for more than 22 years.
UKA North America’s team has decades of experience in renewable energy development. UKA North America’s local office is in Peru, Illinois and its headquarters is in Stuart, Florida.
UKA North America is a proud member of the Illinois Valley Chamber of Commerce.
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