INTRODUCING GOLDRUSH APPLE WIND
The Goldrush Apple Wind project provides an opportunity to help address Illinois' growing electricity demand with clean, homegrown energy, while diversifying Peoria and Stark County's economy and supporting jobs in the local community.
Goldrush Apple Wind will create jobs and generate an entirely new source of long-term revenue for local governments, businesses, and landowners. In the long term, the project promises to bring sustained tax revenue to the county, as well as more than 30 years of local purchasing, employment, and investment.
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AN ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY FOR PEORIA AND STARK COUNTY
Goldrush Apple Wind will create jobs and generate an entirely new source of long-term revenue for local schools, government services, and property owners. The total direct financial impact to the region will be near 200 million dollars over the life of the project.
For more details on the economic impact in Peoria County, click here.
For more details on the economic impact in Stark County, click here.
As the project progresses, we will have better insight into additional indirect economic benefits to the local economy, which will be featured in a report.
Landowners participating in the wind project will receive annual lease payments. These payments will continue over the projected 30-year lifespan of the wind farm, injecting millions of dollars into the local economy to support local merchants, contractors, equipment suppliers, auto dealers, and others. The power from Goldrush Apple Wind will be delivered into the Illinois electrical grid, reducing the need to import electricity from outside markets.