EDF and TEP partner to develop a 247 MW wind project in New Mexico
EDF Renewables North America has announced they have entered into a Build and Transfer Agreement (BTA) with Tucson Electric Power (TEP) for the 247.4 MW Oso Grande Wind Project located in southeastern New Mexico.
Oso Grande Wind Project will include a total of 61 wind generating turbines. The output of these turbines will be delivered to Tucson through existing transmission lines that connect to TEP’s transmission system in eastern Arizona.
EDF Renewables will complete development of the project and manage the construction process on behalf of TEP. Construction is expected to commence later this year with full operation by the end of 2020.
The expected annual energy production will be enough to meet the consumption of nearly 100,000 homes. This is equivalent to avoiding nearly 688,000 metric tons of carbon (CO₂) emissions annually which represents the greenhouse gas emissions from nearly 146,000 passenger vehicles driven over the course of one year.
When the project is complete, TEP’s renewable energy production is expected to exceed 28 percent of its retail sales. That level would more than double the state requirement for 2021 while approaching the 30 percent goal TEP has planned to achieve by 2030.
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