Illinois
900 megawatts
3 Phases
2029 (Phase 1)
About the Project
Apex Clean Energy is developing Goldrush Apple Wind, a wind energy project located in rural Stark, Peoria, and Marshall Counties, Illinois. Based on transmission capacity and local wind data, the project area has the potential to generate up to 900 megawatts of wind energy.
Goldrush Apple Wind provides an opportunity to help address the state's growing electricity demand with clean, homegrown energy, and create a legacy of investment in the region.
Thanks to strong support from local landowners, the project will be developed in three phases while diversifying the economy and supporting jobs in the region. In the long term, the project promises to bring sustained tax revenue and more than 30 years of local purchasing, employment, and investment.
Power for over 200,000 homes
Affordable, reliable, and renewable electricity for the local electric grid.
Over $300 million in potential tax revenue
A new source of stable funding for local governments and schools over 30 years.
Hundreds of construction jobs
Plus significant local spending during the build.
Long-term careers
Operations and maintenance jobs for the project’s 30+ year lifespan.
Supporting farmers and landowners
A dependable, long-term source of income.
Project Status
From initial planning to commercial operations, this timeline displays completed milestones and remaining project phases.
Community and Landowner Resources
Powering Better Communities
Energy projects are major economic development opportunities for communities. We want to ensure our projects create lasting value in addition to becoming one of the community's largest taxpayers.
One of Apex Clean Energy’s goals is to be a dependable, long-term partner with residents, landowners, local governments, and community organizations wherever our projects are located. We believe in community-based clean energy and enhancing the benefits of our energy projects for host communities in rural America.
From our industry leading community and conservation grant programs to innovative lease structures and partnering with local vendors for construction, we take the time to understand and invest in your community.
Interested in joining the project?
Apex Clean Energy is partnering with farmers and landowners across America to harvest the wind and the sun on their land to generate clean, affordable, American energy. Participating landowners benefit from annual lease payments that provide stable, predictable income in times of uncertainty and are not dependent on commodity prices, trade policy, or weather conditions. No project is possible without the interest and support of local landowners and all participation is voluntary.
Apex develops, constructs, owns, and operates clean energy projects throughout America. In most cases, our company will be with you throughout the entire project life cycle. We build long-term relationships because the work we put in today is what will carry our partnership through decades.
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