The Peetz Table Wind Complex is a 430.2 megawatt (MW) wind facility in Logan County west of the town of Peetz in northeastern Colorado. The first 29.7 MW phase of construction called Peetz Table Wind, also known as Ridge Crest Wind, became the largest wind farm in the state upon its completion in 2001. A second 400.5 MW construction phase, including the 201 MW Logan Wind Energy Center and the 199.5 MW Peetz Table Wind Energy Center, reclaimed the distinction upon its completion in 2007.
Facility details
The Peetz Table is a plateau which provides access along its southern edge in Colorado to some of the best wind resources on the High Plains, according to data from the United States Department of Energy.
The first phase was developed by the European firm EDF Energy in 2001. It occupies farmland about two miles southwest of the small town of Peetz. It consists of 33 NEG Micon NM52/900 wind turbines that are each rated at 0.9 MW. At a total capacity of 29.7 MW, it was the largest wind farm in the state, surpassing the 25.3 MW Ponnequin Wind Farm which had been previously built up starting in the late 1990s.
NextEra Energy Resources developed and constructed the second phase in 2007 as one of the largest wind projects in the United States. The twin 200 MW units occupy the remainder of the plateau to the west of Peetz and south of the Nebraska border. It consists of 267 GE Energy 1.5SLE turbines rated at 1.5 MW.
In 2007, it was projected that the facility would have approximately 20 full-time employees when completed.
Electricity production
+Peetz Table Wind Energy Center Generation (MW·h) Year Peetz TableRidge Crest(29.7 MW) Logan WindEnergy Center(201 MW) Peetz Table WindEnergy Center(199.5 MW) Total Annual MW·h 2001 9,876* - - 9,876 2002 79,019 - - 79,019 2003 77,109 - - 77,109 2004 78,301 - - 78,301 2005 76,244 - - 76,244 2006 82,464 - - 82,464 2007 76,890 132,286* 220,714* 429,890 2008 82,360 646,366 694,061 1,422,787 2009 73,706 612,446 640,107 1,326,259 2010 72,974 582,146 618,408 1,273,528 2011 78,715 626,928 656,697 1,362,340 2012 74,794 600,783 648,557 1,324,134 2013 77,923 613,444 667,118 1,358,485 2014 76,354 592,088 618,722 1,287,164 2015 64,652 510,876 545,244 1,120,772 2016 79,739 592,579 616,321 1,288,639 2017 71,153 575,625 603,917 1,250,695 2018 67,749 493,865 548,243 1,109,857 2019 64,623 416,874 508,415 989,912 2020 71,721 557,388 672,737 1,301,846 2021 60,859 388,141 623,653 1,072,653Average Annual Production (years 2008-2021) ---> 1,249,143Average Capacity Factor (years 2008-2021) ---> 33.1% (*) partial year of operation
See also
Wind power in the United States Wind power in Colorado List of onshore wind farms
References
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