In 2021, Verizon signed a VPPA with Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions for the wind energy generated by the Ledyard Windpower project in Kossuth County, Iowa. The VPPA has a 15-year term and covers 180 megawatts (MW) of anticipated renewable energy capacity. Along with indirect economic benefits that accompany wind project development, such as increased local spending in the service and construction industries, the facility, which is slated to be completed by the end of 2022, will create approximately 200 jobs during peak construction.
Additionally, the facility, which sits on 12,000 acres of agricultural land that will remain available for farming, is anticipated to have a positive economic impact on the local community by providing significant local tax revenues during assessment years of commercial operation to the county and local school districts, as well as meaningful payments to participating landowners.
Source: https://sustainablesolutions.duke-energy.com/resources/verizon-ledyard-windpower-iowa/
