US-based renewable energy company Pattern Development has brought online its 220 MW Grady wind farm in New Mexico. Located in Curry County, the site includes 84 Siemens Gamesa 2.625 MW turbines with 120-metre rotors. Pattern has a 25-year power purchase agreement for the electricity, which will be delivered via the Western Interconnect transmission line. Mike Garland said: “The successful completion of Grady Wind represents an important step in New Mexico's evolution as a major renewable energy producer. The wind farm employs 20 staff in the region for operation and maintenance, and local communities will benefit from tax revenue and land lease payments from the facility. In addition to these projects, Pattern is also working on two other projects that are expected to generate electricity by 2020: one at the company’s facility near Albuquerque, New Mexico, and another project off the coast of
US-based renewable energy company Pattern Development has brought online its 220 MW Grady wind farm in New Mexico. Located in Curry County, the site includes 84 Siemens Gamesa 2.625 MW turbines with 120-metre rotors. Pattern has a 25-year power purchase agreement for the electricity, which will be delivered via the Western Interconnect transmission line. The wind farm employs 20 staff in the region for operation and maintenance, and local communities will benefit from tax revenue and land lease payments from the facility. In addition to these projects, Pattern is also working on two other projects that are expected to generate electricity by 2020: one at the company’s facility near Albuquerque, New Mexico, and another project off the coast of