West Winds is a 43.4MW onshore wind power project. It is located in California, the US. The project is currently active. It has been developed in single phase. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in 1999.
| Project Type | Total Capacity (MW) | Active Capacity (MW) | Pipeline Capacity (MW) | Project Status | Project Location | Project Developer | Onshore | 43.4 | 43.4 | – | Active | California, the US | AES SeaWest |
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Description
The project was developed by AES SeaWest and is currently owned by Terra-Gen.
Development Status
The project is currently active. The project got commissioned in 1999.
Power Purchase Agreement
PacifiCorp and Southern California Edison are the power offtakers from the project.
Contractors Involved
Vestas Wind Systems was selected as the turbine supplier for the wind power project. The company provided 62 turbines, each with 0.7MW nameplate capacity.
Terra-Gen is the O&M contractor for the wind power project.
About AES SeaWest
AES SeaWest, Inc. (SeaWest) is a renewable energy company, based in the US. The company is specialized in the global wind farm development and asset management services. SeaWest is an affiliated company of AES. The company is experienced in offering finance and wind power projects all over the world. In addition the company operates, acquires and develops Greenfield projects throughout the globe. The company operates more than 1200 MW capacity today. SeaWest is also one of the fast growing wind energy companies in the countries like France and Bulgaria and has more than doubled its wind development pipeline in Europe since 2006. The company operates in five states in the U.S namely, California, Iowa, Minnesota, Oregon and Texas. SeaWest is headquartered in San Diego, California, the US.
Methodology
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