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GE Renewable Energy has entered into an agreement with Chicago-based Invenergy, a global clean energy developer and operator, to provide wind turbines for the 1.48 gigawatt North Central wind power facility in Oklahoma.

The largest onshore wind project in GE's history

The North Central Wind Energy Facilities project is a group of three wind farms in north central Oklahoma. GE will deliver 492 2.X-127 turbines and 39 2.X-116 turbines. According to the GE Renewable Energy press release:

The three wind farms are the 999-megawatt Traverse Wind Energy Center, the 287-megawatt Maverick Wind Energy Center, and the 199-megawatt Sundance Wind Energy Center. Maverick and Sundance will be completed in 2021 and Traverse in 2022.

The Traverse Wind Power Center will become the largest wind farm in the US if it connects as scheduled.

Tim White, CEO of GE Renewable Energy, Onshore Americas, said:

GE Renewable Energy is pleased to be a part of this exciting effort, which is the largest combined onshore wind project in GE's history. We have a long association with Invenergy and AEP and look forward to working closely with them to help bring a significant amount of sustainable and affordable energy to the region.

AR, LA, OK = inside. TX = outside

The project will be owned by subsidiaries of American Electric Power (AEP), Public Service Co. of Oklahoma (PSO) and Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO), based in Columbus, Ohio. According to Power Magazine :

"PSO will own 45.5% and SWEPCO will own 54.5% of the project, which will cost approximately $ 2 billion," AEP said.

According to AEP, PSO received approval from regulators in Oklahoma and SWEPCO received approval from regulators in Arkansas and Louisiana to acquire North Central wind power facilities on a turnkey basis by the end of 2020. Both the Public Utilities Commission of Arkansas as the Louisiana Public Commission The Utility Commission approved the flex-up option and agreed to acquire the Texas portion, which the Texas Public Utility Commission (PUC) denied.

In June 2020, AEP CEO Nicholas Akins said in a statement about the Texas denial [via [via Energy Engineering ]:

We are disappointed that our SWEPCO customers in Texas cannot benefit from the low-cost wind power that the North Central projects will provide.

Regulatory approvals we have received in Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission will allow us to move forward with large-scale North Central wind projects, saving our customers in those states approximately $ 3 billion over the years. next 30 years.

The Texas PUC has been in the news a lot this year. After the massive Texas blackout crisis in February due to freezing weather, the three members of the Texas PUC resigned in March after pressure from lawmakers as they refused to retroactively adjust the inflated price of energy.

And just today, Governor Greg Abbott (R-TX) appointed Will McAdams, president of Associated Builders and Contractors of Texas and former aide to the Texas Capitol, as a board member of the Texas PUC. It will have to be confirmed by the state senate.

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GE Renewable Energy has made an arrangement with Chicago-based Invenergy, an international tidy energy programmer and also operator, to provide wind turbines for the 1.48 gigawatt North Central Wind Energy Facilities in Oklahoma.

GE's largest-ever onshore wind job

The North Central Wind Energy Facilities job is a group of 3 wind ranches in north central Oklahoma. GE will certainly deliver 492 2.X-127s as well as 39 2.X-116 generators. According to GE Renewable Energy's news release:

The 3 wind farms are the 999-megawatt Traverse Wind Energy Center, the 287-megawatt Maverick Wind Power Center, as well as the 199-megawatt Sundance Wind Power Center. Radical as well as Sundance will be completed in 2021 and Traverse in 2022.

The Traverse Wind Energy Center will become the biggest wind farm in the US if it goes on the internet as arranged.

Tim White, GE Renewable resource's CEO, Onshore Americas, said:

GE Renewable resource is delighted to be a part of this amazing endeavor, which is the largest combined onshore wind task in GE's background. We have a lengthy collaboration with Invenergy and also AEP as well as anticipate working closely with them to help bring a significant amount of economical, sustainable energy to the region.

AR, LA, OK = in. TX = out

The project will certainly be had by Columbus, Ohio-headquartered energy American Electric Power (AEP)'s subsidiaries, Civil service Co. of Oklahoma (PSO) as well as Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO). According to Power Magazine:

' PSO will certainly own 45.5% as well as SWEPCO will possess 54.5% of the project, which will set you back around $2 billion,' AEP stated.

According to AEP, PSO obtained approval from Oklahoma regulators as well as SWEPCO received approval from regulators in Arkansas and Louisiana to get the North Central Wind Power Facilities on a fixed-cost complete basis at completion in 2020. Both the Arkansas Public Service Payment and the Louisiana Public Service Compensation authorized the flex-up option, agreeing to acquire the Texas part, which the general public Utilities Payment (PUC) of Texas denied.

In June 2020, AEP CEO Nicholas Akins stated in a declaration concerning Texas' denial [through Power Engineering]:

We are disappointed that our SWEPCO customers in Texas will certainly not be able to benefit from the affordable wind power the North Central jobs will provide.

The governing authorizations we have actually gotten in Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and also at the Federal Power Regulatory Commission will certainly allow us to move ahead with the North Central wind projects at complete scale, conserving our consumers in those states roughly $3 billion over the next 30 years.

The Texas PUC has actually remained in the news a great deal this year. After Texas' large blackout situation in February because of freezing weather, all three members of the Texas PUC surrendered in March after stress from legislators, as they declined to retroactively change the inflated rate of power.

And also just today, Guv Greg Abbott (R-TX) named Will McAdams, president of the Associated Builders and Service Providers of Texas and also a former aide at the Texas Capitol, to the board of the Texas PUC. He will certainly require to be validated by the state us senate.

A company linked to U.S. investor Warren Buffett says it will break ground on a $200-million, 117.6-megawatt wind farm in southeastern Alberta next year.