2009 Dec 21
The Lower Colorado River Authority tripled its wind-generated power capacity today, completing an 18-year power purchase agreement with Chicago, Ill.-based E.ON Climate & Renewables North America.
Under the agreement, LCRA will assume the entire output from the second phase of E.ON's Papalote Creek wind farm, or about 200 megawatts of power. The 87-turbine farm is expected to begin generating power next year and create enough energy for about 45,000 homes continuously.
The wind farm is about 30 miles north of Corpus Christi in San Patricio County, and is the company's second South Texas power project.
“This project is expected to produce its greatest output during periods of peak usage, which is truly an exceptional benefit,” E.ON North America CEO Steve Trenholm said.
LCRA has participated in wind power generation for 15 years beginning with Texas’ first commercial project of this kind in 1995.
LCRA purchases and generates power from water, wind, coal and natural gas, and sells it wholesale to about 40 cities and electric cooperatives that serve more than 1.1 million Central Texans.
Read more: http://austin.bizjournals.com/austin/stories/2009/12/21/daily3.html
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