Bloom Wind Farm is a 178.2MW onshore wind power project. It is located in Kansas, the US. The project is currently active. It has been developed in single phase. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in June 2017.
| Project Type | Total Capacity (MW) | Active Capacity (MW) | Pipeline Capacity (MW) | Project Status | Project Location | Project Developer | Onshore | 178.2 | 178.2 | – | Active | Kansas, the US | Capital Power; Norvento USA |
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Description
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The project was developed by Capital Power and Norvento USA. Capital Power and The Goldman Sachs Group are currently owning the project.
The project generates 800,000MWh electricity and supplies enough clean energy to power 54,000 households. The project cost is $272m.
The project has 91.5m high towers.
Development Status
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By GlobalDataThe project is currently active. The project got commissioned in June 2017.
Power Purchase Agreement
The power generated from the project is sold to Microsoft under a power purchase agreement for a period of 10 years. The contracted capacity is 178MW.
Contractors Involved
Vestas Wind Systems was selected as the turbine supplier for the wind power project. The company provided 54 units of V117-3.3 MW turbines, each with 3.3MW nameplate capacity.
Vestas Wind Systems is the O&M contractor for the wind power project for a period of 5 years.
About Capital Power
Capital Power Corp (CPC) is a power producer that develops, acquires, operates and optimizes electricity with a focus on sustainable energy facilities. It generates electricity by harnessing energy-efficient technology from lower-carbon fuel, and a range of renewable energy sources. The company owns supercritical coal-fired, natural gas-fired simple cycle, natural gas-fired combined cycle cogeneration, wind, solar, landfill gas-fired, and solid fuel facilities such as wood residuals and tire-derived. CPC has various generation facilities under development in Alberta and under construction in Kansas. The company supplies electricity to independent system operators, large industries and commercial customers, and government owned or sponsored entities. CPC is headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
About Norvento USA
Norvento USA, LLC (Norvento USA) is US-based wind power development company. It operates as a subsidiary of Norvento, S.L. (Norvento), which is in Spain. It offers engineering, environmental and construction services and technical assistance required to develop wind power projects. The company owns and operates wind power projects and manages its development activities. Recently, in July 2013, the company announced the Bloom Wind Power Project, a Wind Energy Electrical Generating Facility of 180 MW. The project will be developed in an 11,500 acres of land under the company’s control through a 30 year lease and easement agreement. Norvento USA is headquartered in Boston, the US.
Methodology
All power projects included in this report are drawn from GlobalData’s Power Intelligence Center. The information regarding the project parameters is sourced through secondary information sources such as electric utilities, equipment manufacturers, developers, project proponent’s – news, deals and financial reporting, regulatory body, associations, government planning reports and publications. Wherever needed the information is further validated through primary from various stakeholders across the power value chain and professionals from leading players within the power sector.
