Forest Creek is a 124.2MW 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 2007. Buy the profile here.
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Description
The project was developed by Airtricity North America and E.ON. The project is currently owned by RWE with a stake of 100%.
The project generates 271,560MWh electricity and supplies enough clean energy to power 37,000 households, offsetting 220,000t of carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) a year.
Development status
The project is currently active. The project got commissioned in December 2007.
Power purchase agreement
The power generated from the project is sold to Sempra Texas Holdings under a power purchase agreement from 2007. The contracted capacity is 124.2MW.
Contractors involved
KR Wind was selected to render engineering procurement construction services for the wind power project.
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy was selected as the turbine supplier for the wind power project. The company provided 54 units of SWT-2.3-93 turbines, each with 2.3MW nameplate capacity.
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About Airtricity North America
Airtricity North America operates wind farms with around 210 MW installed capacity and an additional 880 MW of projects expected to be operational by the end of 2008.
About E.ON
E.ON SE (E.ON) is an energy utility. It produces and distributes electricity, gas and heat, and provides other energy-related products and services. The company produces electricity from onshore and offshore wind farms, solar PV, and energy storage sources; and purchases energy from other companies. E.ON also operates power and gas networks, and carries out maintenance and repairs, and expansion of these networks; and plans, builds, operates and manages renewable generation assets. It serves residential, large commercial and industrial, small and medium-sized enterprises, and public entities in North America, Europe and other regions. E.ON is headquartered in Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.
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