Quilt Block Wind Farm

Quilt Block is a 98-megawatt wind farm located in Lafayette County, Wisconsin. The wind farm complements the area’s mixed agricultural production of cropland and pasture, supporting local farmers with a stable, drought-resistant earnings in the form of landowner lease payments.

The project serves the Dairyland Power Cooperative, a not-for-profit generation and transmission cooperative that provides electric power and services to more than 280,000 consumers. Quilt Block delivers an important source of affordable renewable power to its customers and generates enough clean energy to meet the needs of more than 33,000 homes each year.

Investment Highlights

Initial Investment Date

  • December 2020

Location

  • Wisconsin, United States

Sector

  • Energy Infrastructure – Wind

Stage

  • Operational

Cashflow Profile

  • 20-year, fixed-price power purchase agreement

Responsible
Investment

  • Source of clean energy
  • Generates significant economic benefits to the community in the form of payments to landowners, local spending, and annual community investment