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The Spinning Spur Wind Ranch is a 516 megawatt (MW) wind farm spanning the length of southern Oldham County in the northwest panhandle region of the U.S. state of Texas.The project was developed by Cielo Wind Power and EDF Renewable Energy in three phases that came online from 2012 to 2015.
Wind power in Texas, a portion of total energy in Texas, consists of over 150 wind farms, which together have a total nameplate capacity of over 30,000 MW (as of 2020). [ 1 ] [ 2 ] If Texas were a country, it would rank fifth in the world; [ 1 ] the installed wind capacity in Texas exceeds installed wind capacity in all countries but China ...
The Sherbino Mesa Wind Farm is located in Pecos County in west Texas. The first 150 megawatts (MW) of the project, which has a potential capacity of 750 MW, is in operation. Phase I utilizes 50 Vestas V-90 Mk.5 wind turbine generators, each with a rated capacity of 3 MW. BP will operate phase I of the project. [1]
The Roscoe Wind Farm near Roscoe, Texas is one of the world's largest-capacity wind farms. With 627 wind turbines and a total installed capacity of 781.5 MW, owned and operated by RWE . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] At the time of its completion in 2009, it was the largest wind farm in the world, surpassing the nearby 735.5-megawatt Horse Hollow Wind Energy ...
Amazon Wind Farm Texas is a 253 megawatt wind farm in Scurry County, Texas. [1] The farm opened in late 2017, [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] and consists of 110 turbines , which together generate approximately 1,000 gigawatt-hours of electricity annually, enough to power approximately 90,000 US homes.
The Capricorn Ridge Wind Farm is located in Sterling and Coke counties, Texas.The wind farm does not create any air and water pollution to the surrounding counties. It is a 662.5 MW wind farm, with 342 GE 1.5 MW wind turbines and 65 2.3 MW Siemens turbines that are capable of generating enough electricity for more than 220,000 homes.
The facility also created some 20 long-term jobs in maintenance and operation. Iberdrola received a $114 million treasury grant for the project as part of the stimulus funds that was released in September 2009. [1] On July 30, 2010, the U.S. Treasury's 1603 Program website listed the Penascal II Wind Project as having received a total award ...
The Papalote Creek Wind Farm near Taft, Texas in San Patricio County is an array of 196 wind turbines that can produce 380 megawatts (MW) of power, enough to serve approximately 114,000 homes. The wind farm was built and is operated by E.ON Climate and Renewables North America .