EDF Energies Nouvelles’ US subsidiary EDF Renewable Energy (EDF RE) has commissioned a 250MW Roosevelt wind facility in New Mexico, US.
Located within Roosevelt County, New Mexico, the new facility is equipped with 125 Vestas 2MW wind turbines.
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Under a 20-year, fixed-price power purchase agreement, Southwestern Public Service Company (SPS), a subsidiary of Xcel Energy, will buy electricity from the Roosevelt wind facility.
As per the estimate of US Energy Information Administration, the facility will produce electricity sufficient to power the equivalent of 138,000 average households in New Mexico.
According to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies, the facility is expected to reduce around 725,000t of new greenhouse gas emissions annually.
EDF Renewable energy executive vice-president Ryan Pfaff said: "EDF RE is pleased to have commenced commercial operation of the Roosevelt Wind Project – our first facility in the business-friendly state of New Mexico, and would like to thank the residents of Roosevelt County and surrounding areas for helping us reach this important milestone.
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By GlobalData"We are also excited to again be working with Southwestern Public Service Company to supply clean, competitively-priced electricity to its customers for years to come."
So far, EDF Renewable Energy developed 7.6GW of wind, solar, storage, biomass and biogas projects across the US, Canada and Mexico.
Recently, EDF EN had commissioned the 150MW Slate Creek wind park in Kansas, according to SeeNews Renewables.
In September last year, the company had commissioned 175MW Pilot Hill Wind Project in Illinois, US.
Under a 20-year power purchase agreement, Microsoft Corporation made a commitment to buy energy from the Pilot Hill Wind Project.
Image: EDF RE commissions Roosevelt wind facility. Photo: courtesy of dan/ FreeDigitalPhotos.net
