Gulf Wind Farm Explained

Gulf Wind
Coordinates:27.0878°N -97.5895°W
Location:Kenedy County, Texas
Commissioned:2009
Cost:$740 million[1]
Owner:Pattern Energy Group
Ps Units Operational:118 × 2.3 MW
Ps Units Manu Model:Siemens Gamesa SWT-2.3-108
Ps Electrical Capacity:271 MW

Gulf Wind is a 271 megawatt wind farm located on the Texas Gulf Coast in Kenedy County. It is operated by Pattern Energy which is based in San Francisco.[2] The wind farm’s output is contracted under a 20-year power purchase agreement with Austin Energy.[3]

History

Gulf Wind first generated electricity for the Texas power grid in November 2008, with all turbines expected operational by September 2010.[4] Gulf Wind's former owner Babcock & Brown sold the development rights to Pattern Energy in 2009.[5] [6]

In 2021 Pattern Energy replaced its Mitsubishi[7] 2.4 MW turbines with Siemens Gamesa SWT-2.3-108 turbines.[8] This changed total output from 283.3[9] to 271.4 MW.

Hurricane Harvey

Gulf Wind farm was operational during most of Hurricane Harvey's landfall in Texas in August 2017, with turbines only shutting down when winds reach, and returning to normal operation the next day.[10] [11]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Energy in the wind . Zamora . Michael . Newspapers.com . . January 8, 2009.
  2. Web site: March 18, 2010 . Pattern Energy Group Acquires 283 MW Texas Wind Farm From Babcock & Brown . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101114032524/http://greenenergyreporter.com/renewables/wind/pattern-energy-group-acquires-283-mw-texas-wind-farm-from-babcock-brown . 2010-11-14 . Green Energy Reporter.
  3. Web site: October 2022 . Gulf Wind Factsheet . Pattern Energy.
  4. News: Chirinos . Fanny S. . January 6, 2009 . Two area wind farms have turbines turning . . Newspapers.com.
  5. News: Chirinos . Fanny S. . June 26, 2009 . Portion of Kenedy County wind farm project sold . 6C . . Newspapers.com.
  6. News: Chirinos . Fanny S. . April 21, 2009 . Kenedy Gulf Wind site put on shopping block . 6B . . Newspapers.com.
  7. News: Kelley . Dan . September 5, 2009 . Lawsuit could affect Kenedy County wind farms . . Newspapers.com.
  8. Web site: Ramirez . Chris . January 6, 2020 . Who is the Pattern Energy Group and why is it becoming more of a player in Texas? . . en-US.
  9. News: Collette . Mark . January 6, 2013 . Coastal bend wind farms . 5B . . Newspapers.com.
  10. Web site: Mahan . Simon . August 30, 2017 . Texas Wind Farms Survive Hurricane Harvey . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170830185126/http://blog.cleanenergy.org/2017/08/30/texas-wind-farms-survive-hurricane-harvey/ . 2017-08-30 . Southern Alliance for Clean Energy.
  11. Web site: Kessler . Richard A. . 29 August 2017 . Most Texas coastal wind farms avoid Harvey storm damage . Recharge.

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