New Wind Farm to Operate in Southeastern New Mexico by 2020
CARLSBAD, N.M. (AP) — A new wind power generating farm is coming to southeastern New Mexico, bringing turbines and transmission lines.
San Diego-based EDF Renewables recently announced that construction on the Oso Grande Wind Project will start this year and the farm will fully operate by the end of 2020, the Carlsbad Current-Argus reports .
The project by EDF Renewables and Tucson Electric Power between will consist of 61 turbines in Chaves, Eddy and Lea counties.
Energy generated will be delivered to Tucson, Arizona, and the system will have a capacity of about 247 megawatts, EDF Renewables said.
Read more: https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/new-mexico/articles/2019-06-24/new-wind-farm-coming-to-southeast-new-mexico
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I do NOT understand why Arizona and New Mexico are not leading the country in solar AND wind production.
