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15 May 2008 -- Mesa Power LLP ordered 667 wind turbines totaling 1,000 MW from General Electric in a deal worth around $2 billion.
The agreement is the first phase of the four-phase Pampa Wind Project, which is expected to generate more than 4,000 MW at its completion in 2014.
GE is to deliver the 1.5 MW wind turbines in 2010 and 2011. Electricity from the the first phase of the project is slated to be on-line by early 2011. When complete, the Pampa Wind Project will cover roughly 400,000 acres in the Texas Panhandle.
In August of 2007, Mesa Power filed documents with the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) to add the 4,000 MW of wind-generated electricity to the power grid in Texas. Mesa Power wind turbine output will be delivered by Texas' Competitive Renewable Energy Zones (CREZ) transmission lines.
Studies show the Texas Panhandle winds are optimal for such a project, blowing much of the time in the middle of the day when electric demand is at its peak.
Mesa Power has leased land in Carson, Gray, Hemphill, Roberts and Wheeler counties, where the landowners will receive annual royalties for the wind turbines operating on their property.
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