Capricorn Ridge is a 662.5MW onshore wind power project. It is located in Texas, the US. According to GlobalData, who tracks and profiles over 170,000 power plants worldwide, the project is currently active. It has been developed in multiple phases. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in 2007. Buy the profile here.

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Description

The project is developed and owned by NextEra Energy Resources. The company has a stake of 100%.

The project supplies enough clean energy to power 220,000 households, offsetting 952,000t of carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) a year.

Development status

The project is currently active. The project got commissioned in 2007.

Contractors involved

Capricorn Ridge (Capricorn Ridge I) is equipped with GE Renewable Energy turbines. The phase consists of 143 turbines, each with 1.5MW nameplate capacity.

Capricorn Ridge (Capricorn Ridge II) is equipped with Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SWT-2.3-93 turbines. The phase consists of 65 turbines with 2.3MW nameplate capacity.

Capricorn Ridge (Capricorn Ridge III) is equipped with GE Renewable Energy turbines. The phase consists of 95 turbines, each with 1.5MW nameplate capacity.

Capricorn Ridge (Capricorn Ridge IV) is equipped with GE Renewable Energy turbines. The phase consists of 104 turbines, each with 1.5MW nameplate capacity.

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About NextEra Energy Resources

NextEra Energy Resources LLC (NEER) is a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Capital Holdings Inc, is a diversified clean energy company and is one of the largest wholesale generators of electric power in the US. The company, together with its subsidiaries owns, develops, constructs, manages, and operates electricity-generating facilities in wholesale energy markets in the US, Canada, and Spain. The company generates electricity using different fuel sources such as natural gas and oil, wind, solar and nuclear. It offers electricity to utilities, retail electricity providers, power cooperatives, municipal electricity providers and industrial companies. The company also provides energy and capacity requirement services; conducts power and gas marketing and trading activities; participates in natural gas, natural gas liquids and oil production and pipeline infrastructure development; and owns a retail electricity provider. NEER is headquartered in Juno Beach, Florida, the US.

This content was updated on 25 January 2024

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This information is drawn from GlobalData’s Power Intelligence Center, which provides detailed profiles of over 170,000 active, planned and under construction power plants worldwide from announcement through to operation across all technologies and countries worldwide.