The two power plants, located approximately 120 miles south of Corpus Christi and 20 miles inland from the Gulf of Mexico, will jointly generate 402MW of renewable energy.
CPS Energy will purchase the 200MW energy generated at the Los Vientos I Windpower Project under a 25-year agreement, while Austin Energy will buy renewable energy credits from the 202MW Los Vientos II Windpower Project.
Duke Energy Renewables vice president Milton Howard said that the the company has provided 600 jobs during the construction of the Los Vientos projects.
Duke Energy Renewables completed three other windpower projects in 2012 which include the 168MW Ironwood Windpower Project in Ford County, 131MW Cimarron II Windpower Project in Gray County and the 69MW Laurel Hill Windpower Project in Lycoming County.
"With five new windpower projects and three new solar power projects commissioned into service, we added 800 megawatts of clean, emissions-free energy to our fleet last year alone. Now that Los Vientos I and II are on line, our total renewable power capacity grows to more than 1,700 MW, enough to power about half-million homes," Howard added.
