Crystal Lake Wind Farm is an electricity generating wind farm

Wind farm

A wind farm is a group of wind turbines in the same location used to produce electric power. A large wind farm may consist of several hundred individual wind turbines, and cover an extended area of hundreds of square miles, but the land between the turbines may be used for agricultural or other...

 facility in Winnebago

Winnebago County, Iowa

-2010 census:The 2010 census recorded a population of 10,866 in the county, with a population density of . There were 5,194 housing units, of which 4,597 were occupied.-2000 census:...

 and Hancock County, Iowa

Hancock County, Iowa

-2010 census:The 2010 census recorded a population of 11,341 in the county, with a population density of . There were 5,330 housing units, of which 4,741 were occupied.-2000 census:...

, United States

United States

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. It is owned by a subsidiary of Florida

Florida

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-based Next Era and began operations in 2008. With the completion of phase 3 of the project it has a generating capacity of 416 megawatts
. It is located roughly five miles from Britt, Iowa

Britt, Iowa

Britt is a city in Hancock County, Iowa, United States, and is the home of the National Hobo Convention. The population was 2,052 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Britt is located at ....

, and is on the edge of Crystal Lake

Crystal Lake, Iowa

Crystal Lake is a city in Hancock County, Iowa, United States. The population was 285 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Crystal Lake is located at ....

, which the wind farm is named after.