Enel North America, owner of the Alta Farms wind farm in DeWitt County, has committed over $100,000 in local voluntary financial support to local community programs in 2024.
Recipients include the local emergency management agency, area fire departments, STEM education programs and other valuable local initiatives.
In DeWitt County, the company identified the following emergency response partners for planned support this year including $10,000 to the DeWitt County Emergency Management Agency to support the purchase of gear and equipment to aid emergency response efforts, $2,200 to the DeWitt County Emergency Management Agency to provide catered meals to 170-plus participants of a simulated emergency training exercise, $10,000 to the Waynesville Fire Department to support emergency response efforts, and $10,000 to the Kenney Fire Department to support gear and equipment purchases.
Additionally, Enel has also provided or planned support for the following educational, agricultural, and community well-being programs this year including $15,000 to The Vault technology space as part of a multi-year commitment to support the Envision U Summer Career Camps, offering teens an introduction to career paths in a variety of STEM fields, as well as for the purchase of drones and other technology, $10,000 in scholarships for students coming from schools in the Alta Farms footprint pursuing STEM and renewable energy education, $5,000 to Clinton Community Unified School District 15 for STEM program support, $15,000 to KidWind, a STEM program that empowers students to design and test their own model wind turbines, supporting program materials and events for local educators, $15,000 to Central Illinois Farm FED Coop to support fresh food markets for schools in DeWitt County through the “Illinois Farm to School” program, $5,000 to Central Illinois CEO, supporting entrepreneurship education for Clinton students, $10,000 to the Sand County Foundation Land Ethic Mentorship program to support farmers in central Illinois with mentorship in sustainable agriculture practices, and $2000 to Neighborhood Care Center to support food security throughout DeWitt County.
Enel North America, one of the largest renewable energy operators in the US and Canada, allocates funds every year to support the long-term sustainability of the communities around its wind, solar and battery storage plants.
Alta Farms began operations in 2022 as the company’s third wind farm in central Illinois.
