Wind turbine collapses in Schuyler County: 2nd turbine collapse this year

On Monday afternoon, KTVO inquired with the company that owns the High Prairie Wind Farm in Schuyler County to ask about the collapse of a wind turbine on Sunday morning.

The following is the response we received: "Sunday morning there was an incident with one of the turbines at our High Prairie Renewable Energy Center. Ameren Missouri immediately enacted our response plan and secured the surrounding area," said David Meiners, director of Renewable Operations for Ameren Missouri. "There were no injuries. The facility is currently offline while we assess the situation. We will provide further information once it is available."

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ORIGINAL STORY:

A northeast Missouri wind turbine collapsed Sunday morning. 

It happened off of State Highway O in Schuyler County, about three miles east of Queen City, near the Ameren Missouri High Prairie substation.

The call came into the Schuyler County Sheriff's Office just after 7:30 a.m.

The reporting party said they heard a loud boom just before making the call to authorities.

There are no reports of any injuries and no other details at this time as to what caused the turbine to collapse.

We will have more information when it is available.

Another turbine collapsed in Schuyler County in late April of this year. 

That one was located on Fairview Drive off County Route J.

Following the collapse of that one, all turbines in Adair and Schuyler County were temporarily taken offline.

Both are part of Ameren's wind farm near U.S. Highway 63 that was installed in 2021.