IEA secures contract to develop 130 MW Richland Wind Farm in Sac County

Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives, Inc. (IEA) has obtained a new wind energy project award valued at approximately US$67 million.

The project awarded for construction is the 130 MW Richland Wind Farm in Sac County in western Iowa. The power generated by the project’s planned 53 GE WTG turbines will be delivered into the Iowa electrical grid.

Work on the Richland project is scheduled to begin in October with full operation by September 2020. The scope of IEA’s work includes all engineering, procurement and construction of project roads, WTG foundations, the MV collection system and the project substation.