Flat Ridge is a 100MW onshore wind power project. It is located in Kansas, 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 March 2009. Buy the profile here.
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Description
The project was developed by BP Wind Energy North America. BP Wind Energy North America and Evergy are currently owning the project.
The project supplies enough clean energy to power 30,000 households.
Development status
The project is currently active. The project got commissioned in March 2009.
Power purchase agreement
The power generated from the project is sold to Westar Energy under a power purchase agreement from 2009. The contracted capacity is 100MW.
Contractors involved
Clipper Windpower was selected as the turbine supplier for the wind power project. The project consists of 40 units of Liberty C96 turbines, each with 2.5MW nameplate capacity.
Vestas UpWind Solutions is the O&M contractor for the wind power project.
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About BP Wind Energy North America
BP Wind Energy North America Inc (BPWE), a subsidiary of BP plc, is an operator of wind power plants and projects. The company’s wind farms provide a reliable source of electricity to the customers across the US. Its wind farms generate about 2,259 Mw of power. BPWE’s Remote Operations Center is responsible for capturing turbine availability, power generation capacity, wind speed, weather and other critical factors. The company also maintains an embedded alarm system, which notifies problems such as storms or flash flood warnings. It operates wind farms at various states including Colorado, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Hawaii and Texas. BPWE is headquartered in Houston, Texas, the US.
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