Projects and Operations
Investing in wind farms and wind turbine performance across the US
United States
California
The Edom Hills Wind Farm– The wind project became operational in September 2008 and is owned and operated 100% by BP Wind Energy. Located in the San Gorgonio Pass, California the wind farm was a re-powering project of an existing 11 MW wind energy facility which saw 139 Windmatics replaced with 8 Clipper Liberty 2.5 MW turbines, increasing the power to 20 MW. There is an existing power purchase agreement with Southern California Edison.
The Cedar Creek I Wind Farm – The wind farm is located in Weld County, Colorado and is a development venture between BP and Infigen. The 300.5 MW windpower facility utilizes 274 wind turbines and became operational in December 2007. Power from the Cedar Creek I Wind Farm is sold under a long-term contract to the Public Service Company of Colorado, a subsidiary of Xcel Energy Inc.
The Fowler Ridge Wind Farm – Located in Benton County about 90 miles northwest of Indianapolis, phase one of the Fowler Ridge Wind Farm became operational in March 2009. The first phase utilizes 222 wind turbines – 182 Vestas V-82 1.65 MW turbines and 40 Clipper C-96 2.5 MW turbines – producing 400 MW of clean energy. BP and Dominion are partners for 301.3 MW of phase one, with BP retaining sole ownership of 99 MW.
Phase two of the Fowler Ridge Wind Farm became operational in December 2009. Phase two utilizes 133 GE SLE turbines each with a rated capacity of 1.5 MW producing 199.5 MW of clean energy. BP and Sempra Generation are 50 percent joint venture partners in the wind farm. Power from phase two has been sold under four long-term 50 MW power purchase agreements.
The Flat Ridge I Wind Farm – Located in Barber County some 60 miles southwest of Wichita, Kansas the project utilizes 40 Clipper 2.5 MW wind turbine generators and became commercially operational in February 2009. Westar Energy, Inc. owns 50% of phase one of the wind farm and is purchasing from BP 50 MW of the physical power generated under a long-term power purchase agreement.
The Sherbino I Wind Farm – The 150 MW Sherbino I Wind Farm became commercially operational in October 2008. Located some 40 miles east of Fort Stockton in Pecos County, Texasthe project is a joint venture between BP and NRG Energy. Phase one utilizes 50 Vestas 3 MW wind turbine generators. Power produced from phase one will be delivered into the Electricity Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) transmission system and sold on the wholesale power market.
The 60 MW Silver Star I Wind Farm located 80 miles southwest of the Dallas/Fort Worth metropolitan area became operational on September 24, 2008. The project utilizes 24 Clipper Windpower 2.5 MW Liberty turbines and is 100% owned and operated by BP Wind Energy.
South Dakota
The Titan I Wind Farm – Located on a 7500-acre site south of the town of Ree Heights, the Titan I Wind Farm became operational in December 2009 and is 100% owned by BP Wind Energy. Phase one utilizes 10 Clipper wind turbines each with a rated capacity of 2.5 MW producing 25 MW of clean energy. The power from the Titan I Wind Farm has been sold under a long-term power purchase agreement.
The Titan I Wind Farm – Located on a 7500-acre site south of the town of Ree Heights, the Titan I Wind Farm became operational in December 2009 and is 100% owned by BP Wind Energy. Phase one utilizes 10 Clipper wind turbines each with a rated capacity of 2.5 MW producing 25 MW of clean energy. The power from the Titan I Wind Farm has been sold under a long-term power purchase agreement.
The Goshen North Wind Farm - Became operational in November 2010. Its generating capacity of 124.5 megawatts (MW), makes it the largest wind facility in the state of Idaho and will generate enough clean, renewable electricity for over 37,000 average American homes annually. Located on an 11,000-acre site approximately 10 miles east of the city of Idaho Falls, the Goshen North Wind Farm utilizes 83 GE xle wind turbine generators, each with a rated capacity of 1.5 MW. The Goshen North wind farm is a joint venture between BP Wind Energy and Ridgeline Energy. The project employed approximately 250 workers during peak construction and will employ a full-time staff of approximately 10 who will monitor and maintain the site now it is operational.
