Walt Kelley talks Thursday about the Meadow Lake Wind Farm windmills on his property, Kelley Ridge Farms, west of Brookston. Currently six windmills sit on his farm. "A core group of us like the windmills, and we'll take every one they can put out here," he said. (By John Terhune/Journal & Courier)
Walt Kelley talks Thursday about the Meadow Lake Wind Farm windmills on his property, Kelley Ridge Farms, west of Brookston. Currently six windmills sit on his farm. "A core group of us like the windmills, and we'll take every one they can put out here," he said. (By John Terhune/Journal & Courier)
By the numbers

121 -Number of wind turbines now operating in phase one of Meadow Lake Wind Farm


60,000 - Number of average-size households that can be powered annually by Meadow Lake Wind Farm phase one


1,135 - Megawatts of wind power built or under construction in Indiana


340,500 - Number of average-size households that can be powered by 1,135 megawatts


14 - Percent of Indiana households that can be powered by 1,135 megawatts

Source: American Wind Energy Association, U.S. Census Bureau

By Max Showalter, Journal & Courier

mshowalter@jconline.com

Fast-track progress has been made on phase one of the Meadow Lake Wind Farm in White County.

Groundbreaking ceremonies were held in mid-April, and 121 turbines -- each standing 262 feet in height -- began generating electricity last week.

Houston-based Horizon Wind Energy is developing the project at a pace that has surprised Walt Kelley, the owner of Kelley Ridge Farms, a 2,400-acre corn and soybean operation west of Brookston.
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