New U.S. Wind Power Projects Come Online

Several new wind power projects came online at the end of last year, contributing to the U.S.’s biggest year ever in terms of new installations. AWEA is working on confirming year-end numbers, which should be released by the end of January. In the meantime, companies involved in several large projects released information stating that they are up and running. Kumeyaay Wind Babcock & Brown and GE Energy Financial Services invested in Superior Renewable Energy’s 50-MW Kumeyaay Wind project that was completed near San Diego. The wind farm consists of 25 Gamesa 2-MW wind turbines. After eight months of construction and a month of testing, the turbines are feeding power into the San Diego Gas & Electric grid from the Campo Indian Reservation east of San Diego. GE Energy Financial Services invested $51 million in the project. Babcock & Brown, which will retain an equity interest and remain the long-term manager, said that it has six wind facilities in the U.S. that will go into service by year’s end. For the Campo tribe, the wind farm – the largest on American Indian land – diversifies income through the lease of the land beneath the turbines. The investors estimate that the wind […]

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