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28 July 2006 -- PacifiCorp has purchased from PPM Energy the Leaning Juniper 1 wind energy generation facility, located about three miles southwest of Arlington, Oregon, US. When completed in August 2006, the Leaning Juniper 1 facility will have a generating capability of 100.5 MW, which will become part of the resource mix used to supply electricity to PacifiCorp's 1.6 million customers in six Western states.
PPM Energy began project construction in January 2006. Under the agreement, PPM Energy will complete construction of the project for PacifiCorp and then provide operation, maintenance and warranty services for a period of two years.
Today's announcement comes within four months of the closure of the sale of PacifiCorp to MidAmerican and fulfills the first step of that commitment.
Today's announcement is a first for PPM Energy, which for some time has sold energy and green tags from wind farms and now, for the first time, is selling a developed and built wind project to a utility.
The project will generate enough energy to serve more than 30,000 homes each month. It will use 1.5-MW GE turbines, 67 in total and all of which are erected. The land is owned by Waste Management Disposal Services of Oregon, Inc. and will continue to be used for wheat farming and grazing.
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