Wind farm

Pioneer Green started developing the project in Comanche County in 2013.

Wal-Mart Stores will buy around 60% of the energy generated from the project under a 10-year power purchase agreement.

Pattern Energy plans to arrange financing for the project and commence construction in the fourth quarter of 2014.

The project, which is expected to start electricity production in late 2015, is situated in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas’ (ERCOT) North Zone.

It will link to Oncor’s 138kV Comanche-Zephyr line, which delivers energy to the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

Pioneer Green Energy president Andy Bowman said: "Logan’s Gap is a unique asset in the ERCOT market due to its robust wind resource and excellent location in the grid."

Pattern Energy Group CEO Mike Garland said: "We are very pleased to be working with Walmart, an icon of American business, which has agreed to buy the majority of the power produced by the Logan’s Gap project for the next decade.

"America’s leading corporations are increasingly interested in wind energy, recognizing that as the price of wind power continues to decline, it is both good for the environment and good for business."


Image: Pioneer Green started developing the Logan’s Gap wind project in Comanche County in 2013. Photo: Courtesy of dan/FreeDigitalPhotos.net.