WSP has the opportunity to contribute to economic development in Central Valley communities by creating over 400 clean energy jobs for both construction and operations under a union labor agreement governing the entire project. WSP is also poised to generate direct and indirect revenue such as local taxes, purchasing and ancillary spending.
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“Recently, we completed a new power purchase agreement with Silicon Valley Power which serves the City of Santa Clara. With the imminent completion of Aquamarine, we are in active discussions with numerous entities to supply the clean energy that is critical to meeting the short- and long-term goals for renewable energy – vital to improving communities,” noted Shemesh.
reNews.BIZ – March 31
GE Renewable Energy has been selected to provide onshore wind turbines for the 1,485-MW North Central Wind Energy Facilities in Oklahoma, its largest single onshore order in history. Under the agreement with Invenergy, GE will deliver 492 2.X-127s and 39 2.X-116 turbines with varying nameplates and hub heights. The North Central Wind Energy Facilities is a group of three wind farms in north central Oklahoma under development by Invenergy. The three wind farms are the 999-MW Traverse Wind Energy Center, the 287-MW Maverick Wind Energy Center, and the 199-MW Sundance Wind Energy Center. Invenergy recently completed construction financing for the Traverse Wind Energy Center earlier this month, with construction expected to be completed by 2022. Maverick and Sundance will be completed later this year.