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1205:References
77:87°56′51″W
74:44°21′25″N
290:In 2011,
273:in 2007.
230:2.5 (MW)
224:Wisconsin
208:wind farm
1577:July 15,
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1285:July 15,
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1144:See also
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120:Owner(s)
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261:History
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210:in the
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43:Country
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228:Nordex
171:Nordex
102:Status
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828:3,668
823:4,910
818:5,991
813:5,045
808:6,335
803:5,688
799:2016
794:37.0
785:7,117
780:8,037
775:6,503
770:3,840
765:3,843
760:3,110
755:2,969
750:6,181
745:6,108
740:6,056
735:5,244
730:5,757
726:2015
721:37.1
712:4,859
707:6,870
702:6,082
697:3,655
692:2,223
687:3,633
682:4,071
677:4,768
672:7,281
667:6,588
662:6,449
657:8,538
653:2014
648:34.7
639:5,310
634:7,470
629:4,922
624:3,863
619:2,503
614:2,616
609:2,906
604:5,312
599:7,285
594:5,165
589:5,768
584:7,648
580:2013
575:36.4
566:5,602
561:5,628
556:6,210
551:4,257
546:3,130
541:2,710
536:4,766
531:5,448
526:5,913
521:7,113
516:4,996
511:7,956
507:2012
502:33.2
493:6,289
488:6,573
483:5,131
478:3,722
473:2,167
468:2,741
463:4,082
458:6,287
453:6,086
448:4,705
443:6,386
438:4,059
434:2011
429:10.0
420:1,337
415:1,583
361:2010
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