Penescal is a 605.2MW 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 April 2009. Buy the profile here.

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Description

The project is developed and owned by Avangrid Renewables. The company has a stake of 100%.

The project generates 547,464.96MWh electricity and supplies enough clean energy to power 210,000 households, offsetting 850,000t of carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) a year.

The Penescal (Penescal III), has 90m high towers.

Development status

The project is currently active. The project got commissioned in April 2009.

Power purchase agreement

Austin Energy, Bryan Texas Utilities, CPS Energy and South Texas Electric Cooperative are the power offtakers from the project.

Contractors involved

M. A. Mortenson was selected to render engineering procurement construction services for the Penescal (Penescal II) project. M. A. Mortenson was selected to render engineering procurement construction services for the Penescal (Penescal III) project.

Penescal (Penescal I) is equipped with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries MWT92/2.4 turbines. The phase consists of 84 turbines with 2.4MW nameplate capacity.

Penescal (Penescal II) is equipped with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries MWT92/2.4 turbines. The phase consists of 84 turbines with 2.4MW nameplate capacity.

Penescal (Penescal III) is equipped with Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy G97-2.0 MW turbines. The phase consists of 101 turbines with 2MW nameplate capacity.

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About Avangrid Renewables

Avangrid Renewables LLC (Avangrid Renewables) a subsidiary of Avangrid Renewables Holdings, Inc., is a renewable energy company that carries out electricity generation from renewable energy sources including wind, biomass, solar energy and thermal energy. The company also offers services such as balancing, scheduling and transportation of natural gas. It operates various renewable energy projects to generate electricity. The company serves to federal and state agencies, institutional retail, investor owned utilities, joint action agencies, wholesale customers, commercial and industrial customers and other public. Avangrid Renewables is headquartered in Portland, Oregon, the US.

This content was updated on 4 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.