HERSCHER, Ill. (AP) — EDF Renewable Energy started construction on an Illinois wind farm project they say should start producing electricity early next year.

The San Diego, Calif.-based energy company said in a news release Wednesday that ground has been broken for the Pilot Hill Wind Project in Kankakee and Iroquois counties in eastern Illinois.

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