EDF Energies Nouvelles is announcing the commissioning of the Hereford wind farm by its US subsidiary, EDF Renewable Energy. With the start-up of this 200 MW facility, the subsidiary has now achieved more than two-thirds of the gigawatt of projects the Group is set to build by year-end 2015 in Texas.
Located in northern Texas (Panhandle), the Hereford wind farm, consists of 54 General Electric turbines and 50 Vestas turbines, with a respective unit capacity of 1.85 MW and 2 MW. The Hereford facility's output will be equivalent to the annual electricity consumption of around 55,000 US homes.
The power is sold into the ERCOT (Electric Reliability Council of Texas) local power market and covered by a long-term, fixed-price hedge agreement for a portion of the expected energy production.
Operations & Maintenance services at the new wind farm will be provided by EDF Renewable Services, a subsidiary of EDF Renewable Energy specialized in this activity.
After the Spinning Spur 1 (161 MW), Bobcat Bluff (150 MW) and Spinning Spur 2 (161 MW) facilities, the Hereford wind farm is the fourth wind energy installation to be commissioned by the Group in Texas. To date, EDF Energies Nouvelles has completed 672 MW in gross capacity on the portfolio of one gigawatt of projects to be built by end-2015 in this US state.
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