Wind turbine collapses in Dodge County, with the cause still unreported
2023Published 28 Sept 2026Responsible editor: Chief Editor
- Where
- Butler Ridge Wind Farm, Town of Herman, rural Dodge County, Wisconsin
- What
- Large wind turbine crashed to the ground
- Injuries
- None reported
- Cause
- Not reported
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What happened
On a mild, moonless night in January 2023, a large wind turbine, described as the size of Milwaukee City Hall, crashed to the ground in the Town of Herman in rural Dodge County. No one was injured. Nearly two months later, a local report said residents, including the farmer who leases the land to the turbine operator, were still waiting for answers. The exact date, the site name, the operator and the cause were not reported.
Contributing factors
The cause of the collapse has not been reported.
Lessons learned
- Treat a turbine collapse as a serious structural failure even when no one is injured.
- Tell nearby residents and the landholder what is known, and what is still unknown, rather than leaving them without an update.
- Do not treat the failure as isolated until the damaged turbine has been examined.
More lessons on structural integrity and turbines, emergency response and public communication, electrical protection and isolation, from every incident on the register.
Not yet known
- Cause of the collapse
- Exact date of the collapse
- Turbine model and age
- Cost of the damage
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Source
Published 2026-09-28. Written from public reporting. Descriptive, not investigative. See the data accuracy disclaimer.
