Roscoe Wind Farm
Roscoe Wind Farm | |
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US$1 billion | |
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Wind farm | |
Type | Onshore |
Rated wind speed | 17 mph (27 km/h) |
Power generation | |
Units operational | 627 |
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The Roscoe Wind Farm near Roscoe, Texas is one of the world's largest-capacity wind farms. With 627 wind turbines and a total installed capacity of 781.5 MW, owned and operated by RWE.[1][2] At the time of its completion in 2009, it was the largest wind farm in the world, surpassing the nearby 735.5-megawatt Horse Hollow Wind Energy Center.[3] In 2012, it was overtaken by California's 1,020-megawatt Alta Wind Energy Center.
Facility details
Roscoe was constructed in four phases. The first phase, Roscoe, was constructed in 2008 and consists of 209 Mitsubishi 1-megawatt turbines. Phase two is called Champion was also completed in 2008 and includes 55 Siemens 2.3-megawatt machines. The third phase is called Pyron. Its 166 GE 1.5-megawatt turbines were commissioned in mid-2009 shortly before the fourth phase, Inadale, was completed. Inadale adds 197 more Mitsubishi 1-megawatt turbines to the existing project.
The project cost more than $1 billion and provides enough power for more than 250,000 average Texan homes. It is located about 200 mi (320 km) west of
Cliff Etheredge, a local cotton farmer, helped to organize the project.
The Roscoe Wind Farm and Cliff Etheredge are featured in the 2010 documentary film, Carbon Nation.
Electricity production
Year | Roscoe 209 MW Unit [8] |
Champion 126.5 MW Unit [9] |
Pyron 249 MW Unit [10] |
Inadale 197 MW Unit [11] |
Total Annual MW·h
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2008 | 523,383 | 277,725 | - | - | 801,108 |
2009 | 488,402 | 317,097 | 506,951 | - | 1,312,450 |
2010 | 532,548 | 349,945 | 559,509 | 384,481 | 1,826,483 |
2011 | 615,420 | 416,677 | 603,565 | 380,443 | 2,016,105 |
2012 | 596,742 | 413,620 | 716,988 | 476,472 | 2,203,822 |
2013 | 561,408 | 393,195 | 775,605 | 549,300 | 2,279,508 |
2014 | 591,896 | 406,486 | 811,344 | 592,687 | 2,402,413 |
2015 | 440,211 | 349,128 | 706,057 | 495,005 | 1,990,401 |
2016 | 562,424 | 308,250 | 772,988 | 539,177 | 2,182,839 |
2017 | 554,037 | 366,144 | 712,817 | 506,879 | 2,139,877 |
Average Annual Production (2011–2017) | 2,173,566 |
See also
- Wind power in the United States
- List of onshore wind farms
- Wind power in Texas
- List of power stations in Texas
References
- ^ Weise, Elizabeth; Jervis, Rick (October 18, 2019). "Turbines to the max: Texas produces more wind energy than nearly anywhere else in the world". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
- ^ "The Roscoe Wind Farm Project, Texas, USA". www.power-technology.com. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
- ^ a b c O'Grady, Eileen. E.ON completes world's largest wind farm in Texas Archived 2011-01-23 at the Wayback Machine Reuters, October 1, 2009.
- ^ EC&R Completes 780-MW Roscoe Wind Farm Archived 2012-05-16 at the Wayback Machine Renewable Energy World, 2 October 2009.
- ^ E.ON Delivers 335-MW of Wind in Texas Archived 2016-01-05 at the Wayback Machine Renewable Energy World, 23 September 2008.
- ^ American Wind Energy Association. U.S. Wind Energy Industry Installs over 2,800 MW in First Quarter Archived 2009-08-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b John Burnett. Winds of Change Blow into Roscoe, Texas Archived 2019-01-15 at the Wayback Machine NPR, November 27, 2007.
- ^ "Roscoe, Annual". Electricity Data Browser. Energy Information Administration. Archived from the original on March 23, 2018. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
- ^ "Champion, Annual". Electricity Data Browser. Energy Information Administration. Archived from the original on March 23, 2018. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
- ^ "Pyron, Annual". Electricity Data Browser. Energy Information Administration. Archived from the original on March 23, 2018. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
- ^ "Inadale, Annual". Electricity Data Browser. Energy Information Administration. Archived from the original on March 23, 2018. Retrieved March 22, 2019.