The 605.2
megawatt (MW) Peñascal Wind Farm project is located south of
Baffin Bay
Baffin Bay ( Inuktitut: ''Saknirutiak Imanga''; kl, Avannaata Imaa; french: Baie de Baffin), located between Baffin Island and the west coast of Greenland, is defined by the International Hydrographic Organization as a marginal sea of the Arct ...
in
Kenedy County, Texas
Kenedy County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 350. It is the third-least populous county in Texas and fourth-least populous in the United States. Its county seat is Sarita. The county ...
and was constructed in three phases by
Iberdrola and Mortenson Construction. It became Iberdrola's largest renewable energy facility in the world after completion of the second phase in 2010.
[Iberdrola Opens 404-MW Penascal Wind Farm]
''Renewable Energy World'', 22 June 2010.
Details
The first two construction phases of the
wind farm each have 84
Mitsubishi
The is a group of autonomous Japanese multinational companies in a variety of industries.
Founded by Yatarō Iwasaki in 1870, the Mitsubishi Group historically descended from the Mitsubishi zaibatsu, a unified company which existed from 1870 ...
MWT-92 2.4 MW
wind turbines. Around 200 people were involved in the construction. Phase I was completed in April 2009 and Phase II came online in April 2010.
The facility also created some 20 long-term jobs in maintenance and operation. Iberdrola received a $114 million treasury grant for the project as part of the stimulus funds that was released in September 2009.
On July 30, 2010, the U.S. Treasury's 1603 Program website listed the Penascal II Wind Project as having received a total award amount of $222,861,149.
Phase three of the project consists of 101
Gamesa G97 2.0 MW wind turbines. Construction began in 2013 and was completed in 2015.
The wind farm includes an innovative radar system that detects the arrival of large flocks of migratory birds and shuts down the turbines if visibility conditions present a danger.
Electricity production
(*) partial year of operation
See also
*Wind power in Texas
Wind power in Texas, a portion of total energy in Texas, consists of over 150 wind farms, which together have a total nameplate capacity of over 30,000 MW (as of 2020).
*Environmental impact of wind power
The environmental impact of electricity generation from wind power is minor when compared to that of fossil fuel power. Wind turbines have some of the lowest global warming potential per unit of electricity generated: far less greenhouse gas ...
* List of wind farms in the United States
References
External links
Penascal Wind Power Project, Fact Sheet
Penascal Baffin Wind Power Project, Fact Sheet
VIDEO: Peñascal, Texas Wind Power Project
{{Wind power in the United States
Energy infrastructure completed in 2009
Energy infrastructure completed in 2010
Energy infrastructure completed in 2015
Buildings and structures in Kenedy County, Texas
Wind farms in Texas