The Buffalo Gap Wind Farm is located in Nolan and Taylor Counties, about south west of Abilene, Texas. It was constructed in three phases and has a total wind generation capacity of 523.3 megawatts (MW).
Facility details
Buffalo Gap 1 consists of 67 Vestas V-80 wind turbines, each rated at 1.8 MW, for a total capacity of 120.6 MW. The wind farm was developed by SeaWest WindPower and is currently owned by AES Wind Generation. The power is sold to Direct Energy Texas under a 15-year power purchase agreement. Renewable Energy Access, 1 September 2006.
Buffalo Gap 2 is a 232.5 MW expansion consisting of 155 GE SLE 1.5 MW wind turbines. The facility was developed by AES Wind Generation and went into commercial operation in June 2007. The power is sold to Direct Energy under a 10-year power purchase agreement.Power Technology project information
Buffalo Gap 3 is a 170.2 MW addition, completed in September 2008, consisting of 74 Siemens 2.3 MW wind turbines.
Electricity production
+Buffalo Gap Wind Electricity Generation (MW·h) Year Buffalo Gap 1(120.6 MW) Buffalo Gap 2(232.5 MW) Buffalo Gap 3(170.2 MW) Total AnnualMW·h 2006 284,020 284,020 2007 338,276 289,344 627,620 2008 346,582 592,112 119,172 1,057,866 2009 237,641 343,888 282,313 863,842 2010 355,124 656,526 457,379 1,469,029 2011 393,144 748,033 532,497 1,673,674 2012 390,997 716,153 516,758 1,623,908 2013 374,189 680,246 489,721 1,544,156 2014 385,083 705,214 512,171 1,602,468 2015 324,844 595,982 422,084 1,342,910 2016 349,474 673,377 464,680 1,487,531 2017 361,998 650,578 473,993 1,486,569Average Annual Production (years 2010–2017) : 1,528,781
See also Wind power List of onshore wind farms
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