SIZE: 78.2 MW
LOCATION: Oldham and Potter Counties, Texas
OPERATING SINCE: 2011
UTILITY: Golden Spread Electric Cooperative, Inc.
TURBINE EQUIPMENT: 34 – Siemens 2.3MW
TRANSMISSION: 230 kV, 20 miles
INTERCONNECT: Bushland Interchange
LAND: 14 landowners; 7,200 acres
CONTRACTOR: Wanzek Construction, Inc.
DEVELOPER: Cielo Wind Power
OWNER: Golden Spread Electric Cooperative, Inc.
HIGHLIGHTS:
- Energy for approximately 27,000 households per year
- Facility utilizes a joint interconnect with Edison Mission
- Cielo’s first sale of a wind facility to a coop utility