Shady
Oaks
will
use
71
of
Goldwind's
1.5MW
permanent-magnet
direct-drive
turbines.
MRP
bought
the
rights
to
the
project
from
local
developer
FPC
Services
last
year
for
$1.7bn,
as
part
of
a
787MW
pipeline.
"Since
opening
our
offices
in
Chicago
in
May,
we
have
made
tremendous
progress,
and
this
news
serves
as
an
exciting
step
forward
for
our
young
company,"
says
Goldwind
USA
chief
executive
Tim
Rosenzweig.
Shady
Oaks
will
be
governed
by
a
20-year
offtake
agreement
from
Commonwealth
Edison,
the
largest
utility
in
Illinois.
Chinese-state-owned
Goldwind,
which
has
grown
rapidly
to…
