Salt Fork Wind Project is a 174MW onshore wind power project. It is located in Texas, the US. The project is currently active. It has been developed in multiple phases. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in December 2016.
| Project Type | Total Capacity (MW) | Active Capacity (MW) | Pipeline Capacity (MW) | Project Status | Project Location | Project Developer | Onshore | 174 | 174 | – | Active | Texas, the US | Cielo Wind Power; EDF Renewables |
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Description
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By GlobalDataThe project was developed by Cielo Wind Power and EDF Renewables. The project is currently owned by Southern Power.
The electricitiy generated from the plant has offsetted 510,000t of carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) a year. The project cost is $235m.
The Salt Fork Wind Project (Salt Fork Wind Project IA), has 80m high towers.
The Salt Fork Wind Project (Salt Fork Wind Project IB), has 80m high towers.
Development Status
The project is currently active. The project got commissioned in December 2016.
Power Purchase Agreement
City of Garland, Garland Power & Light and Salesforce.Com are the power offtakers from the project.
Contractors Involved
Blattner Energy was selected to render EPC services for the wind power project.
Vestas Wind Systems was selected as the turbine supplier for the wind power project. The project consists of 87 units of V100-2.0 MW turbines, each with 2MW nameplate capacity.
EDF Renewable Services and Vestas Wind Systems were contracted to render operations & maintenance services for the project.
About Cielo Wind Power
Cielo Wind Power LP (Cielo Wind) is a wind power project development company. It designs, develops, owns, and operates utility-grade wind power projects. The company provides a wide range of services that include engineering, construction, operations and maintenance, land procurement, meteorology, and field services. Cielo Wind in partnership with landowners, turbine manufacturers, communities, utility companies and investors, develops wind-power projects. The company is a member of various renewable associations such as American Wind Energy Association, Electricity Reliability Council of Texas and Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers Association among others. Cielo Wind is headquartered in Austin, Texas, the US.
About EDF Renewables
EDF Renewables Inc (EDF Renewables), formerly, enXco, Inc., is an independent power producer and service provider. The company delivers grid-scale power: onshore and offshore wind, solar photovoltaic, and storage projects. Its major services include project management, asset management and operation, retrofits and upgrades, and maintenance of electricity generation projects. The company has operations across the US, Canada and Mexico. The company provides origination, development, transaction and construction services for offshore and onshore large-scale wind, solar photovoltaic and storage projects. EDF Renewables is headquartered in San Diego, California, 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.
