PROJECTS

Roadrunner Solar

The 497MW facility with generate 1,200 GWH annually
As of February 2020, largest solar facility in Texas
Will offset emissions of over 800,000 tons of CO2 per year
Created approximately 500 construction jobs
Will generate 60 million in property taxes over the next 30 years
Will utilize 1.3 million solar panels
Integrated solar layout into operating wind project area
Key property tax agreement brokered with local ISD and county

SIZE: 497 MWdc

LOCATION: Upton County, Texas

COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS DATE:

Phase 1: 252 MW, December 2019
Phase 2: 245 MW expected late 2020

SOLAR EQUIPMENT: 1.3 Million Solar panels

UTILITY: 70 MW to Clorox Company and 65 MW to Mondelez International

TRANSMISSION: 1-345 kV Substation, 4-mile Transmission Line

INTERCONNECTION: 345kV system of Garland Power and Light

LAND: 1 landowner

DEVELOPER: Cielo Wind Power

OWNER: Enel Green Power North America

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Woodward Mountain Wind Ranch®

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Southwest Mesa Wind Ranch®

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Brazos Wind Ranch® at Fluvanna

Construction completed in less than 5 months to qualify for PTCs. 35-mile transmission corridor was built by Texas Wind Power. Cielo Wind acquired the necessary real estate.

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