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Kenedy Co. wind farms start turning; Wind farms still months away from operating at full capacity
Turbines at two new wind farms in Kenedy County have begun spinning, but it likely will be several more months before all 200 of them are operating, a spokeswoman for the two companies said. ...Officials with both companies have said they are not sure when all turbines will be operating. However, ERCOT says all of Gulf Winds' turbines are expected to be online by September 2010.
January 4, 2009
by Fanny S. Chirinos
in Caller-Times
Turbines at two new wind farms in Kenedy County have begun spinning, but it likely will be several more months before all 200 of them are operating, a spokeswoman for the two companies said.
When fully operational, Babcock and Brown's Gulf Winds wind farm and Iberdrola Renewables' Peñascal wind farm are expected to generate a combined 285 megawatts of electricity, enough to power more than 100,000 homes. The farms began generating power for the state's electric grid in November, according to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas.
Australian-based Babcock and Brown's $700 million project will have 118 turbines for an annual maximum... [continue via Web link]
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