SIZE: 7.5 MW
LOCATION: Lubbock County, Texas
OPERATING SINCE: 2011
UTILITY: Southwest Power Pool Market
TURBINE EQUIPMENT: 3 – Samsung 2.5MW
TRANSMISSION: 12.47 kV
INTERCONNECT: Lubbock Power and Light 12.47 kV System
LAND: 1 landowner; 80 acres
CONTRACTOR: Baker Concrete Construction
DEVELOPER & MINORITY PARTNER: Cielo Wind Power
MAJORITY OWNER: Lubbock Wind LLC
HIGHLIGHTS:
- Phase I included installation of Samsung’s prototype 2.5MW wind turbine
- Energy for approximately 27,000 households per year
- First installation in North American of Samsung’s 60hz wind turbine generator