Curry County -based renewable energy company Siemens has brought online its 20 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 220 staff in the region for operation and maintenance, and local communities will benefit from tax revenue and land lease payments from the facility. Pattern said it was planning to start building 2.625 MW of capacity from early next year .
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. Pattern said it was planning to start building more than 800 MW of capacity from early next year.