Los Vientos Wind Farm is a 912 megawatt (MW) wind farm in Starr and Willacy counties in South Texas. It is the second largest wind farm in the United States behind the Alta Wind Energy Center in California.
Facility details The project was constructed in five phases. Construction commenced in 2012 and was completed in 2016. The energy generated by the five projects is purchased by five different customers.
A two year study conducted at the facility by Texas State University, Duke Energy Renewables, and NRG Systems found that an ultrasonic system developed by NRG Systems was able to reduce fatalities of some bat species by more than 50%. In 2019, Duke Energy began installing the deterrent systems at 255 turbines in Los Vientos III, IV, and V. Installation of the systems is expected to take five years.
Overview
Plant Capacity (MW) Commissioned Turbines Customers Los Vientos I 200 December 2012 87 Siemens SWT-2.3-108 CPS Energy Los Vientos II 202 December 2012 84 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries MWT 102 Austin Energy Los Vientos III 200 May 2015 100 Vestas V110-2.0 MW Austin Energy Los Vientos IV 200 August 2016 100 Vestas V110-2.0 MW Austin Energy Los Vientos V 110 December 2015 55 Vesta V110-2.0 MW Garland Power & Light Greenville Electric Utility System Bryan Texas Utilities
See also
Wind power in the United States List of onshore wind farms Wind power in Texas List of power stations in Texas
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