August 1, 2003—A coalition of wind industry leaders announced a project that will increase renewable wind energy in Texas by 160 megawatts by December 31, 2003. The Green Mountain Energy Wind Farm at Brazos will be the first and largest wind farm built since Texans were given the right to choose their Retail Electric Provider.
With this agreement, TXU Energy will strengthen its environmental position as the leader in the Southwest for purchasing wind energy. The transaction links several major Texas wind energy players that stretch from wind power development and financing to retail energy.
The Green Mountain Energy Wind Farm at Brazos is being developed by Cielo Wind Power, LLC of Austin, Texas and Orion Energy LLC of Oakland, Calif. TXU Energy of Dallas, a subsidiary of TXU Corp. and Green Mountain Energy Company of Austin have entered into an agreement to purchase 100 percent of the wind output from the project. Shell WindEnergy, a subsidiary of Shell Renewables, and Padoma Resources I, Inc., a subsidiary of Padoma Wind Power LLC, acquired the project in July 2003, prior to construction and jointly own the wind farm. Shell WindEnergy will be the operator.
The wind farm will consist of 160 one-megawatt Mitsubishi wind generators. Each turbine is approximately 230 feet tall, weighs 370,000 pounds and produces zero emissions. The project will generate energy to power 30,000 average Texas homes per year.
For more information, contact Green Mountain Energy Company.
