Brazos Wind Ranch is a 160MW 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 a single phase. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in December 2003. Buy the profile here.
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Description
The project was developed by Cielo Wind Power, Green Mountain Energy, NRG Energy and Orion Renewable Energy Group. The project is currently owned by Shell with a stake of 100%.
The project supplies enough clean energy to power 48,000 households, offsetting 144,000t of carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) a year.
Development status
The project is currently active. The project got commissioned in December 2003.
Power purchase agreement
NRG Energy and TXU Energy Retail are the power offtakers from the project.
Contractors involved
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries was selected as the turbine supplier for the wind power project. The company provided 160 units of MWT62/1.0 (MWT-1000A) turbines, each with 1MW nameplate capacity.
Diamond WTG Engineering & Services and E.ON Energy Services were contracted to render operations & maintenance services for the project.
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About Cielo Wind Power
Cielo Wind Power LP (Cielo Wind) is a wind power project development company. It designs, develops, owns, and operates utility-grade wind power projects. The company provides a wide range of services that include engineering, construction, operations and maintenance, land procurement, meteorology, and field services. Cielo Wind in partnership with landowners, turbine manufacturers, communities, utility companies and investors, develops wind-power projects. The company is a member of various renewable associations such as the American Wind Energy Association, the Electricity Reliability Council of Texas and the Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers Association among others. Cielo Wind is headquartered in Austin, Texas, US.
About Green Mountain Energy
Green Mountain Energy Company (GMEC), a subsidiary of NRG Energy Inc, is a renewable energy company that offers carbon offset solutions. The company provides energy from wind and solar sources. It also offers carbon offset programs. It provides clean energy to retail customers through its retail electric service. GMEC also offers energy and specialty services. It offers its services to residential, business, institutional and governmental customers. The company serves in regions of Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania and Texas. GMEC is headquartered in Austin, Texas, the US.
About NRG Energy
NRG Energy Inc (NRG) is an integrated energy company. It generates and supplies electricity. The company produces electricity using coal, natural gas, nuclear, oil, biomass, wind, and solar sources. NRG owns power generation plants and operates facilities for third parties. It carries out plant operations, commercial operations, EPC, asset management, energy services and other related critical functions. NRG sells energy, services and associated products and services to retail customers under the NRG, Reliant, Green Mountain Energy, Stream and XOOM Energy. The company provides energy and related services to residential, industrial, and commercial consumers at fixed, indexed or variable prices. NRG is headquartered in Houston, Texas, the US.
About Orion Renewable Energy Group
Orion Renewable Energy Group LLC (Orion Renewable) is a company that provides clean, reliable, low cost wind and solar energy from utility-scale projects. The company is headquartered in United States.
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