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'''Wind power in Texas''', USA, consists of many [[wind farm]]s with a total installed capacity of 3,150 MW. A further 942 MW of [[wind power]] is under construction in Texas.<ref>[http://www.awea.org/projects/texas.html Texas Wind Energy Projects]</ref> |
'''Wind power in Texas''', USA, consists of many [[wind farm]]s with a total installed capacity of 3,150 MW. Texas is firmly established as the leader in wind power development in the USA, followed by California with 2,361 MW.<ref>[http://www.awea.org/newsroom/releases/Annual_US_Wind_Power_Rankings_041107.html American Wind Energy Association]</ref> A further 942 MW of [[wind power]] is under construction in Texas.<ref>[http://www.awea.org/projects/texas.html Texas Wind Energy Projects]</ref> |
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Some of the larger wind farms in Texas include the Horse Hollow Wind Energy Center, Sweetwater Wind Farm, King Mountain Wind Farm, Desert Sky Wind Farm, Woodward Mt. I & II, Brazos Wind Ranch, Wildorado, and Trent Wind Farm. |
Some of the larger wind farms in Texas include the Horse Hollow Wind Energy Center, Sweetwater Wind Farm, King Mountain Wind Farm, Desert Sky Wind Farm, Woodward Mt. I & II, Brazos Wind Ranch, Wildorado, and Trent Wind Farm. |
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Revision as of 12:25, 19 May 2007
Wind power in Texas, USA, consists of many wind farms with a total installed capacity of 3,150 MW. Texas is firmly established as the leader in wind power development in the USA, followed by California with 2,361 MW.[1] A further 942 MW of wind power is under construction in Texas.[2]
Some of the larger wind farms in Texas include the Horse Hollow Wind Energy Center, Sweetwater Wind Farm, King Mountain Wind Farm, Desert Sky Wind Farm, Woodward Mt. I & II, Brazos Wind Ranch, Wildorado, and Trent Wind Farm.
Horse Hollow Wind Energy Center (735 MW)
Horse Hollow Wind Energy Center is the world's largest wind farm at 735.5MW capacity. It consists of 291 GE Energy 1.5 megawatt wind turbines and 130 Siemens 2.3 megawatt wind turbines spread over nearly 47,000 acres of land in Taylor and Nolan County, Texas.[3]
Sweetwater Wind Farm (505 MW)
King Mountain Wind Farm (278 MW)
The King Mountain Wind Farm is a 278.2 MW wind farm in Texas, USA. 214 wind turbines are sited in rows along the south-eastern and north-western edges of a mesa (a tabletop mountain) surrounded by deep ravines. Annual electricity production is more than 0.75 TWh.[4]
Desert Sky Wind Farm (160 MW)
The Desert Sky Wind Farm is a 160.5 megawatt wind power station located near the far West Texas town of Iraan, in Pecos County. The site consists of 107 GE turbines, each rated at 1.5 megawatts spread over a 15-square-mile area. American Electric Power (AEP) owns the facility and CPS Energy of San Antonio purchases all power produced under long-term agreements with AEP.[5]
Brazos Wind Ranch (160 MW)
Wildorado (160 MW)
Woodward Mt. I & II (159 MW)
Trent Wind Farm (150 MW)
The Trent Wind Farm is a 150 megawatt wind power station located between Abilene and Sweetwater in West Texas. The wind farm consists of 100 GE wind turbines each rated at 1.5 megawatts. American Electric Power owns the Trent Wind Farm and TXU purchases the electricity produced under a long-term agreement.[6]
