Surrounding across 14,000 acres in Floyd and Briscoe Counties, 60 miles northeast of Lubbock, the project is expected to begin construction later 2013 to qualify for the production tax credit.
The project will supply power to the grid through the competitive renewable energy zone transmission lines connecting the wind generating capacity of the Texas Panhandle to high electricity demand areas in the state.
EDF Renewable Energy executive vice president Ryan Pfaff said that Longhorn represents its third wind project acquisition in the Texas Panhandle this year, and brings EDF Renewable Energy’s near-term capacity under either late-stage development or construction in the area to 561MW, including the previously announced Hereford and Spinning Spur II transactions.
RES Americas senior vice president of development Tom Hiester said that the company is pleased to be working with EDF Renewable Energy to bring additional wind energy to the Texas grid.
"Longhorn is another example of significant investment occurring because of the Production Tax Credit for wind energy, and it speaks to the criticality of maintaining this important tax incentive," Hiester added.
