Elbow Creek Wind Project
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Elbow Creek Wind Project | |
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Location | Big Spring, Texas |
Coordinates | 32°12′57.07″N 101°25′51.35″W / 32.2158528°N 101.4309306°W |
Commission date | 2008 |
Owner(s) | NRG Energy |
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Power generation | |
Units operational | 53 |
Nameplate capacity | 122 MW |
The Elbow Creek Wind Project was a 122 megawatt (MW) wind farm beginning in 2008 in Howard County near Big Spring, Texas. The project used 53 Siemens 2.3 MW wind turbine generators, which provide enough electricity for nearly 100,000 households.[1][2] It was repowered in 2019.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ NRG Energy Begins Construction on Second West Texas Wind Farm[permanent dead link]
- ^ NRG`s Second Wind Farm, Elbow Creek, Achieves Commercial Operation
- ^ "Clearway completes its first wind repowering project in Texas". www.windtech-international.com. 5 December 2019.