Woodward Mountain Wind Ranch®
Pecos County, TX
- Largest project in the US at the time project was announced
- One of the last major projects using one of the most successful turbine models ever produced in the wind turbine industry; the Vestas V47 turbine
- Negotiated land rights for the project in competition with Enron. Cielo Wind Power was successful in negotiations over Enron due to their experience and excellent landowner relations
SERVICES PROVIDED: Development and Construction Consulting/Prefessional Services
SIZE: 160 MW
LOCATION: Pecos County, TX
COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS DATE: July 2001
TURBINE EQUIPMENT: 242 Vestas V47 660kV wind turbines
UTILITY: TXU Energy
TRANSMISSION: 2- 138 kV Substations, 7.3-mile Dual 138 kV and a 4.6-mile 138 kV Transmission Line
INTERCONNECTION: 2 points, the 138 kV Rio Pecos and 16th circuit, and the 138 kV Rio Pecos and Ft. Stockton Circuit, Texas-New Mexico Power (transmission facility operator) and West Texas Utilities Company (transmission facility operator)
LAND: 50 landowners
DEVELOPMENT & MINOR EPC: Texas Wind Power, a Cielo Wind affiliate
MAJORITY OWNER: NextEra Energy Resources
