Caprock Wind Ranch®

Quay County, NM

• Second largest project in New Mexico
• Began construction before the extension of the PTC’s
• Utilized Industrial Revenue Bonds to bring large savings to the project

SERVICES PROVIDED: Development and Turnkey EPC

SIZE: 80 MW

LOCATION: Quay County, New Mexco

COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS DATE:

PHASE 1: December 2004
PHASE 2: May 2005

TURBINE EQUIPMENT: 80 Mitsubishi MHI 1000A  wind turbines

UTILITY: Southwestern Public Service Company (d/b/a Xcel Energy, Inc.)

TRANSMISSION: 1-115 kV Substation, 15-mile Transmission Line

INTERCONNECTION: Southwestern Public Service Co’s Norton Switching Station

LAND: 14 landowners

DEVELOPER, EPC CONTRACTOR, CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT, O&M PROVIDER: Texas Wind Power, a Cielo Wind affiliate

MAJORITY OWNER: Babcock & Brown