Kit Carson is a 51MW onshore wind power project. It is located in Colorado, the US. According to GlobalData, who tracks and profiles over 170,000 power plants worldwide, the project is currently active. It has been developed in a single phase. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in November 2010. Buy the profile here.
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Description
The project was developed by Duke Energy. Deriva Energy and Manulife Financial are currently owning the project having ownership stake of 51% and 49% respectively.
The project supplies enough clean energy to power 15,000 households.
The project has 80m high towers.
Development status
The project is currently active. The project got commissioned in November 2010.
Power purchase agreement
The power generated from the project is sold to Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association under a power purchase agreement for a period of 20 years. The contracted capacity is 51MW.
Contractors involved
GE Renewable Energy was selected as the turbine supplier for the wind power project. The company provided 34 turbines, each with 1.5MW nameplate capacity.
Deriva Energy is the O&M contractor for the wind power project.
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About Duke Energy
Duke Energy Corp (Duke Energy) is an integrated energy utility. The company undertakes the generation, transmission, distribution and sale of electricity; transportation and sale of natural gas; and provision of related energy services in the Southeast and Midwest regions of the US. It also procures and markets electricity and fuel. It operates power plants using a diverse mix of coal, nuclear, natural gas, oil and renewable sources. Duke Energy operates through registered subsidiaries in Indiana, Florida, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, Ohio, and South Carolina in the US. It also operates commercial power transmission business. Duke Energy is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, the US.
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