We Energies buys 88 wind turbines

We Energies said this morning it has bought 88 wind turbines for its Blue Sky Green Field wind power project in northeast Fond du Lac County. With the turbines, from the Danish-based Vestas Wind Systems, the Milwaukee utility expects to begin construction this summer on the $300 million wind farm. It would be the state's largest wind power project when completed next year. We Energies said the turbines will combine to generate 145 megawatts, enough energy to power 36,000 homes. The wind farm will be in the towns of Calumet and Marshfield and was approved by the state Public Service Commission last month. We Energies, a unit of Wisconsin Energy Corp. (WEC), expects the project to double the state's capacity for wind power.