Duke Energy Renewables, a commercial business unit of Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK), announced that its 200-megawatt (MW) Mesteño Windpower project in Starr County, Texas began commercial operation on Dec. 31, 2019. It is Duke Energy’s fourth wind generation facility in Starr County and its eleventh in Texas.
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Duke Energy Announces 350 MW Frontier Windpower II→
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Duke Energy Renewables, a commercial business unit of Duke Energy, has announced plans for the largest wind project in its fleet, the 350 MW Frontier Windpower II project in Kay County, Okla.
The project is an expansion of Frontier Windpower, which has been operational since December 2016. Once complete, Frontier I and II will generate a total of 550 MW of wind energy – together, enough to power approximately 193,000 homes.
Read MoreDuke Energy Announces 200 MW Texas Wind Farm→
/Duke Energy Renewables, a commercial business unit of utility Duke Energy, plans to build, own and operate the 200 MW Mesteño Wind Project in Starr County, Texas.
The wind farm’s output will be sold into the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) market. Duke Energy Renewables will enter into a long-term hedge agreement covering the majority of the expected wind energy production.
Read MoreLongroad Energy Announces Financial Closing Of Rio Bravo Wind Project→
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Longroad Energy Holdings, LLC (“Longroad”) today announced the financing and full notice to proceed of the Rio Bravo wind project in Starr County, Texas.
Read MoreCelebrating a new Frontier: Duke Energy Renewables hosts dedication ceremony for 200-megawatt Oklahoma wind project→
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CHARLOTTE, N.C., June 1, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 100 supporters attended a dedication ceremony May 31 for Duke Energy Renewables' Frontier Windpower Project, a 200-megawatt (MW) facility near Blackwell, Oklahoma.
State Rep. John Pfeiffer, who was the keynote speaker at the event, said, "Wind energy is progressive and beneficial to the economy of Oklahoma. I'm grateful to companies like Duke Energy Renewables that are unlocking the potential of this important resource to the benefit of our state."
Read MoreDuke Energy Renewables hosts dedication ceremony for 200-megawatt Oklahoma wind project→
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The facility located just east of Blackwell, Oklahoma, is expected to generate enough "emission-free" energy to power about 60,000 average-sized homes.
Each of the 203-foot-long turbine blades, sitting atop 287-foot-tall steel posts, will harness the power of winds which average 16 mph. Duke Energy chose the 11-mile-long Blackwell site because the wind is almost always blowing there, typically from the south or southwest. The massive turbines will start to spin in as little as 6 mph of wind.
Wind turbines produce no greenhouse gas emissions however the spinning blades are a threat to birds and bats.
Read MoreEnergy executive talks wind power in Oklahoma, incentives at OSU energy conference→
/Wind energy obviously has a lot of great environmental benefits, but Jeff Neves likes to think of it as another kind of green energy, the vice president of Amshore US Wind LLC said at the OSU Energy Conference on Wednesday while flashing a slide featuring a $100 bill in front of the audience.
“We got into this because we feel like it’s a very worthwhile investment,” Neves said.
Read MoreDuke Energy Renewables' 200-megawatt Oklahoma wind project delivering power→
/Duke Energy Renewables has completed its large-scale wind power plant in Oklahoma, the 200-megawatt (MW) Frontier Windpower Project.
The wind facility, located in Kay County, east of Blackwell, became operational in late December 2016, and increases Duke Energy Renewables’ U.S. wind capacity to 2,300 megawatts (MW).
Read MoreThese giant wind turbines will soon power Springfield homes
/On flat farmland east of this small Oklahoma town, 61 of the country’s largest wind turbines are quickly rising above fields of wheat and milo. Each 203-foot-long blade will sweep an arc through the sky almost 500 feet above the ground, grabbing energy from winds that average 16 mph at that height.
Wind Farm Underway in Starr County
/More than 88,000 acres of ranchland full of mesquite trees and brush in Starr County will be transformed into what local leaders hope will be the largest wind turbine project within a single county in Texas.
Learn more about ERP's involvement with Los Vientos III and IV here.
Wind Farms and Wildlife
/In December, the El Paso County Board of County Commissioners approved a new find farm slated for Calhan, Colo. Wind farms have been purported as a viable alternative energy source, but they are not without controversy; and one issue involves the turbines' impact on wildlife.
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