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FREEBORN COUNTY, WIS. — Wisconsin Power & Light Co., a subsidiary of Alliant Energy Corp., has received unanimous approval from the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin for the construction of a new wind farm. The project, which is known as the Bent Tree Wind Farm, will be located in Freeborn County. It is expected to cost $425 million to $475 million and will generate approximately 200 megawatts of electricity — enough to power approximately 50,000 homes. Bent Tree Wind Farm will be Wisconsin Power & Light’s second wind farm in the state. The first, the 68-megawatt Cedar Ridge Wind Farm, is located in Fond du Lac County and began operation in December 2008.