Kit Carson is a 51MW onshore wind power project. It is located in Colorado, the US. The project is currently active. It has been developed in single phase. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in November 2010.
| Project Type | Total Capacity (MW) | Active Capacity (MW) | Pipeline Capacity (MW) | Project Status | Project Location | Project Developer | Onshore | 51 | 51 | – | Active | Colorado, the US | Duke Energy Renewables |
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Description
The project was developed by Duke Energy Renewables. Duke Energy Renewables and John Hancock Life Insurance are currently owning the project having ownership stake of 51% and 49% respectively.
The project supplies enough clean energy to power 15,000 households. The project cost is $122.043m.
The project has 80m high towers.
Development Status
The project is currently active. The project got commissioned in November 2010.
Power Purchase Agreement
The power generated from the project is sold to Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association under a power purchase agreement for a period of 20 years. The contracted capacity is 51MW.
Contractors Involved
GE Renewable Energy was selected as the turbine supplier for the wind power project. The company provided 34 turbines, each with 1.5MW nameplate capacity.
Duke Energy Renewables is the O&M contractor for the wind power project.
About Duke Energy Renewables
Duke Energy Renewables Inc (Duke Energy Renewables) is a subsidiary of Duke Energy Corporation. The company owns, operates and maintains renewable energy. It primarily acquires, develops, builds and operates wind and solar renewable generation throughout the US. Duke Energy Renewables also offers operations and maintenance services to third-party renewables operators. The company owns and operates 2,900 MW capacity of renewable energy including 2,300 MW wind power and 600 MW solar power. Its project portfolio includes Cimarron II Windpower, Frontier Windpower, Ironwood Windpower, Shirley Windpower, Los Vientos II Windpower, Sweetwater Windpower, Ajo Solar, Bagdad Solar, Black Mountain Solar, Blue Wing Solar, Dogwood Solar and Everetts Wildcat Solar. Duke Energy Renewables is headquartered in Charlotte, the US.
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