King Mountain Wind Ranch®

SIZE: 279 MW

COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS DATE: December 2001

UTILITY: Reliant Energy, Austin Energy & TX-NM Power Company

TURBINE EQUIPMENT: 214 Bonus Energy A/S 1.3 MW turbines

TRANSMISSION: 4- 138 kV Substations, 18.3 mi 138 kV Transmission Line in 4 segments

INTERCONNECT: West Texas Utilities Company’s 138 kV transmission line from North McCamey to Elroy.

LAND: 25 landowners on 15,000 Acres

CONTRACTOR: Virtus Construction

DEVELOPER: Texas Wind Power

MAJORITY OWNER: Florida Power and Light (FPL)

HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Largest global project upon completion
  • First large scale project in U.S. using Bonus turbines