Vermilion County being considered for wind farm

DANVILLE – A Houston-based company that's building wind farms in Central Illinois is researching whether Vermilion County might be a good spot for energy-generating wind turbines.

Dwight Farber, a Horizon Wind Energy project manager based in Bloomington, said the company is in the very initial stages of evaluating sites in Vermilion County for construction of wind turbines. The company has contacted county officials to make them aware of their interest in the county. Farber said he couldn't provide more details, because the company is in the research phase.

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