T. Boone Pickens' Mesa Power buys first batch of turbines for 4,000 MW wind farm in Texas: Rich Murray 2008.07.13
Taking the most concrete action yet on what would be by far the world's
largest wind facility, Mesa Power, LP, said May 15 it has ordered 667 of
General Electric's 1.5-MW turbines for the 4,000-MW wind facility that
Texas oil man T. Boone Pickens's company is planning.
The turbines are for 2010 and 2011 delivery; the $2 billion first phase
of the Pampa Wind Farm in Texas, which would be by far the world's
largest wind facility, is expected to go online in early 2011. Mesa
Power has leased land in Carson, Gray, Hemphill, Roberts and Wheeler
counties for the project. The entire project is to consist of four
phases. Currently, the largest wind farm is FPL Energy's 736-MW Horse
Hollow facility in Texas.
Pickens indicated he is counting on the extension of the federal
production tax credit in order for the project to work. "I believe that
Congress will recognize that it is critical not only to this project,
but to renewable energy in this country, that they enact a long-term
extension of the production tax credits," he said. "The development of
alternative energy projects, especially renewable resources such as wind
power, is critical for the future of the country in the face of
declining world oil resources. You find an oil field, it peaks and
starts declining, and you've got to find another one to replace it. It
can drive you crazy. With wind, there's no decline curve."
>From the time-lagged edition of WIND ENERGY WEEKLY, Vol.27, #1291, 16 May
2008, published by the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA). The
currently-dated edition of the WEEKLY is provided as a member service to
AWEA business members and is recommended for those with a serious commercial
interest in wind (the time-lagged edition contains only excerpts). Also, a
monthly publication, the WINDLETTER, more suitable for those interested in
residential wind systems is available for a $80/year individual contribution
to the Association. For more information on the Association, contact AWEA,
1101 14th Street, NW, 12th Floor, Washington, DC 20005, USA, phone (202)
383-2500, fax (202) 383-2505, email
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