King Mountain Wind Farm

King Mountain Wind Farm

The King Mountain Wind Farm is a 278.2 MW wind farm in Upton County, Texas, United States. 214 Siemens 1.3 megawatt (MW) wind turbines are sited in rows along the south-eastern and north-western edges of a mesa surrounded by deep ravines. The project was completed in December 2001. Annual electricity production is more than 0.75 TWh. [http://www.powergeneration.siemens.com/en/windpower/casestudies/king/index.cfm King Mountain Wind Farm] ] The wind farm is owned by FPL Energy and the customers for the electricity generated are Reliant Energy (198.9 MW), Austin Energy (76.7 MW) and Texas-New Mexico Power Company (2.6 MW).

Dust, sand and high temperatures place extraordinary demands on the wind turbines. Consequently, the design was modified for the desert-like conditions, providing additional cooling and protection against wind-blown sand.

ee also

*Wind power in the United States
*Wind power in Texas

References

External links

* [http://www.res-group.co.uk/wind-farms/wf-king.htm Renewable Energy Systems]
* [http://www.awea.org/projects/texas.html Texas Wind Energy Projects]


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