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title: Plymouth County Wind Energy Facilities Tour
description: "SIMPCO continues to research topics of interest for our member communities.\n\nFacilitated by ISU Extension, SIMPCO staff attended a Wind Energy facilities site visit in Marcus (9/23/26). The tour included an inside look of a turbine and a transformer site. Discussion provided an overview of wind turbine impacts within a power grid, stand-alone generators designated for specific and on-site facilities, and some references for ordinance development.\n\nProfessionals from Invenergy and MidAmerican provided data and decision-making factors of establishing wind energy farms. Among others, representatives from Cherokee and Plymouth Counties and the City of Marcus were in attendance."
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# [Plymouth County Wind Energy Facilities Tour](https://simpco.org/news/plymouth-county-wind-energy-facilities-tour)

 Written by [SIMPCO](https://simpco.org/news/author/simpco) | 9/29/26, 4:58 PM

### Plymouth County Wind Energy Facilities Tour

SIMPCO continues to research topics of interest for our member communities.

Facilitated by ISU Extension, SIMPCO staff attended a Wind Energy facilities site visit in Marcus (9/23/26). The tour included an inside look at a turbine and a transformer site. The discussion provided an overview of wind turbine impacts on the power grid, stand-alone generators designated for specific on-site facilities, and references for ordinance development.

Professionals from Invenergy and MidAmerican provided data and decision-making factors for establishing wind energy farms. Among others, representatives from Cherokee County, Plymouth County, and the City of Marcus were in attendance.

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