Enel, through its subsidiary Enel North America, has completed a wind farm in Texas, US, with investments by an affiliate of GE Energy Financial Services, the energy investing unit of GE.
The Snyder wind project in Scurry County, Texas, between Abilene and Lubbock, comprises 21 Vestas V90 3MW wind turbines mounted on towers measuring 345 feet.
GE Energy Financial Services affiliates also intend to help Enel grow by investing in a 101MW project at Smoky Hills, Kansas, US. The investment in the Snyder and Smoky Hills projects marks the first transaction by affiliates of GE Energy Financial Services with Enel in wind power.
The Snyder project will produce energy sufficient to power more than 12,000 average Texas homes annually. Snyder Wind will be operated and maintained by Enel North America.
The Smoky Hills project will produce energy sufficient to power more than 37,000 average Kansas homes annually. Power generated by Smoky Hills will be sold through power purchase agreements with Sunflower Electric Power, Kansas City Board of Public Utilities and Midwest Energy.
Toni Volpe, CEO of Enel North America, said: The Snyder project takes both wind and Enel to new heights. The project represents the first of several wind farms slated to come online in the next 12 months which will more than triple Enel North America’s wind capacity by the end of 2008. Enel is pleased to add this innovative project to its global renewable energy portfolio.