Great Western Wind Project is a 225MW onshore wind power project. It is located in Oklahoma, the US. The project is currently active. It has been developed in multiple phases. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in December 2016.
| Project Type | Total Capacity (MW) | Active Capacity (MW) | Pipeline Capacity (MW) | Project Status | Project Location | Project Developer | Onshore | 225 | 225 | – | Active | Oklahoma, the US | EDF Renewables |
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Description
The project was developed by EDF Renewables. The project is co-owned by Alliant Energy and EDF Renewables, with their respective ownership stake of 50% each.
The project supplies enough clean energy to power 70,000 households, offsetting 600,000t of carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) a year.
Development Status
The project is currently active. The project got commissioned in December 2016.
Power Purchase Agreement
The power generated from the project is sold to Google Energy under a power purchase agreement with a contracted capacity is 201MW.
Contractors Involved
Great Western Wind Project (Great Western Wind Project IA) is equipped with Vestas Wind Systems V117-3.3 MW – IEC IIA turbines. The phase consists of 30 turbines with 3.3MW nameplate capacity.
Great Western Wind Project (Great Western Wind Project IB) is equipped with Vestas Wind Systems V100-2.0 MW turbines. The phase consists of 63 turbines with 2MW nameplate capacity.
EDF Renewables and Vestas Wind Systems were contracted to render operations & maintenance services for the project.
About EDF Renewables
EDF Renewables Inc (EDF Renewables), formerly, enXco, Inc., is an independent power producer and service provider. The company delivers grid-scale power: onshore and offshore wind, solar photovoltaic, and storage projects. Its major services include project management, asset management and operation, retrofits and upgrades, and maintenance of electricity generation projects. The company has operations across the US, Canada and Mexico. The company provides origination, development, transaction and construction services for offshore and onshore large-scale wind, solar photovoltaic and storage projects. EDF Renewables is headquartered in San Diego, California, the US.
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