Prairie Queen Wind Farm is a 199.275MW onshore wind power project. It is located in Kansas, the US. The project is currently active. It has been developed in multiple phases. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in 2019.
| Project Type | Total Capacity (MW) | Active Capacity (MW) | Pipeline Capacity (MW) | Project Status | Project Location | Project Developer | Onshore | 199.275 | 199.275 | – | Active | Kansas, the US | EDP Renewables North America |
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Description
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The project was developed by EDP Renewables North America. Axium Infrastructure and EDP Renewables North America are currently owning the project having ownership stake of 80% and 20% respectively.
The project supplies enough clean energy to power 59,000 households. The project cost is $318m.
The turbines installed on the project are using Tubular Steel towers.
Development Status
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By GlobalDataThe project is currently active. The project got commissioned in 2019.
Power Purchase Agreement
The power generated from the project is sold to Great Plains Energy under a power purchase agreement for a period of 20 years from 2019. The contracted capacity is 199.28MW.
Contractors Involved
Prairie Queen Wind Farm (Prairie Queen Wind Farm-I) is equipped with Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy G132-3.55 turbines. The phase consists of 48 turbines with 3.55MW nameplate capacity.
Prairie Queen Wind Farm (Prairie Queen Wind Farm-II) is equipped with Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy G126-2.625 MW turbines. The phase consists of 11 turbines with 2.625MW nameplate capacity.
About EDP Renewables North America
EDP Renewables North America LLC (EDPR NA), formerly Horizon Wind Energy LLC, a subsidiary of EDP Renovaveis SA, is a renewable energy company that develops, operates and constructs wind farms and solar parks. The company’s wind farms include Blue Canyon Wind Farm, Elkhorn Valley Wind Farm, Lone Star Wind Farm, Lost Lake Wind Farm, Kittitas Valley Wind Farm, Madison Wind Farm, Meridian Way Wind Farm and Pioneer Prairie Wind Farm, among others. It also operates Lone Valley Solar Parks that supports sustainable energy generation. The company has operations throughout the US and Canada. EDPR NA is headquartered in Houston, Texas, the US.
Methodology
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