FPL plans 600 MW of new wind power across US
Date: 23-Oct-02
Country: USA
FPL said in a statement the planned projects are as follows:
- The New Mexico wind energy center, a 204 MW facility located in eastern New Mexico which is expected to begin operation in 2003. Output will be sold to PNM Resources subsidiary Public Service Company of New Mexico.
- The High Winds energy center, a 150 MW facility located in northern California which is expected to begin operation in summer 2003. Output will be sold to Scottish Power Plc subsidiary PacifiCorp Power Marketing Inc.
- The North Dakota wind energy center and South Dakota wind energy center, with a combined 80 MW of generation, are expected to begin operations by the end of 2003. Output will be sold to Basin Electric Power Cooperative.
- The Hancock County wind energy center is a 98 MW facility located in northern Iowa which is expected to begin operations by the end of 2002. Output will be sold to Alliant Energy Corp. subsidiary Interstate Power and Light Co. and several local cooperatives and municipalities.
- The Mountaineer wind energy center is a planned 66 MW facility located in northern West Virginia. It is expected to begin output by the end of 2002. Output from the facility will be sold to Exelon Corp. subsidiary Exelon Power.
FPL runs 78 wind facilities across 15 states, generating 5,500 megawatts of electricity.
