EDP Renewables North America has started commercial operation of the 209MW Reloj del Sol wind farm in the US state of Texas.
Reloj del Sol, in Zapata County, will help strengthen Texas s grid and is estimated to provide approximately $36m in direct payments to local governments and $100m in payments to landowners throughout the life of the project, EDPR said.
The commissioning of the project supported 101 full-time equivalent jobs during construction and created 10 permanent jobs, dedicated to operating and maintaining the wind farm.
This project is the latest project in EDPR s growing energy portfolio in Texas, joining the company s four operating wind farms in the state.
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The new wind farm is located 20 miles south of Seibert, Colo., within Kit Carson and Cheyenne counties, and is within the service territory of Tri-State member K.C. Electric Association.
Crossing Trails, which was developed and constructed, and is owned and operated by EDPR NA, consists of 20 Vestas V150 4.3 MW and five Vestas V136 3.6 MW wind turbines . Crossing Trails will produce enough electricity to annually power the equivalent of approximately 45,000 average Colorado homes.
With blades stretching more than 240 feet, the 4.3 MW wind turbines are among the largest and most advanced turbines installed in Colorado to-date and boast increased efficiency and cost-effectiveness. Some of the various components of these wind turbines were constructed at in-state Vestas facilities and within Tri-State member cooperatives ’ service territories, including Poudre Valley REA, United Power, and San Isabel Electric Association.
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