Macho Springs Wind Energy Project is a 50.4MW onshore wind power project. It is located in New Mexico, the US. The project is currently active. It has been developed in single phase. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in November 2011.
| Project Type | Total Capacity (MW) | Active Capacity (MW) | Pipeline Capacity (MW) | Project Status | Project Location | Project Developer | Onshore | 50.4 | 50.4 | – | Active | New Mexico, the US | Macho Springs Power I |
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Description
The project was developed by Macho Springs Power I and is currently owned by Capital Power with a stake of 100%.
The project supplies enough clean energy to power 14,000 households. The project cost is $119.448m.
Development Status
The project is currently active. The project got commissioned in November 2011.
Power Purchase Agreement
The power generated from the project is sold to Tucson Electric Power under a power purchase agreement for a period of 20 years. The contracted capacity is 50MW.
Contractors Involved
M. A. Mortenson was selected to render EPC services for the wind power project.
Vestas Wind Systems was selected as the turbine supplier for the wind power project. The company provided 28 units of V100-1.8 MW turbines, each with 1.8MW nameplate capacity.
EDF Renewables is the O&M contractor for the wind power project.
Methodology
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