E.ON will build a 440 megawatt wind farm in Texas
E.ON will build a new onshore wind farm in the USA. The 440-megawatt Big Raymond wind farm in Texas is the largest single-phase project E.ON has ever completed in the United States. The investment amounts more than 500 million US Dollar.
Under a long-term power purchase agreement, E.ON has already sold the subscription rights from 200 megawatts of the plant for a period of 12 years. The customer is Austin Energy, the City’s community-owned electric utility.
The development is located in Willacy, Cameron and Hidalgo counties. Construction will start at the end of the year. Together with the current wind- and photovoltaic-projects under construction, E.ON is currently implementing more than 900 megawatts of renewable energy in the USA.
E.ON has built more than 3,800 megawatts of solar, wind, and energy storage projects across the USA, others are in preparation.
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August 23, 2019
480 MW onshore wind project to be developed in USA
Renewable Energy Systems (RES), the world’s largest independent renewable energy company, has announced it has agreed to jointly develop an approximately 480 MW Maverick Creek Wind Project located in Concho County, Texas, with Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. (Algonquin).
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August 20, 2019
Acquisition of 300 MW solar farm in the USA
Madison Gas and Electric (MGE) and We Energies have announced a new partnership to acquire the remaining 150 megawatts of the 300 MW Badger Hollow Solar Farm in Iowa County, Wisconsin, USA. The 300 MW project is being developed by Chicago-based Invenergy.
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August 12, 2019
Duke Energy acquires 200 MW solar project in USA
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August 09, 2019
Construction of Enel´s two wind farms in USA totaling 300MW
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August 02, 2019
PPA for 700 MW combined energy project in the USA
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