Lincoln Land Wind (McDonald's share) — 126 MW wind, Morgan County IL (MISO)
Ørsted Nov 2021 acquisition disclosure confirms Lincoln Land Wind is fully contracted to Meta + McDonald's. McDonald's portion ~60 MW (302 MW project, with Meta taking 175 MW). PPA price not disclosed publicly; will be imputed from regional comparables. Discovered via DealFlow research sweep (agent: 2020-2021-gapfill). [Fact-check 2026-05-09: McDonald's share corrected from 60 to 126 MW per multiple secondary sources] [Fact-check 2026-05-09: 2021-02-15 execution date is estimated; primary Apex announcement does not specify exact PPA execution. Project and MW (126 MW McDonald's share) verified.]
Deal Value
126MW
Capacity
Wind
Technology
IL
Location
Deal Details
- Deal Type
- Corporate PPA
- Seller / Sponsor
- Apex Clean Energy / Ares Management
- Buyer / Financier
- McDonald's
- Offtaker
- McDonald's
- Stage
- Operating
- ISO/RTO
- MISO
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