EDF Renewable Energy starts production at its Longhorn wind farm in Texas

EDF Renewable Energy has commissioned its 200 MW Longhorn wind farm in Texas.

With the addition of the latest wind farm, the company’s installed capacity in Texas has reached close to 1 GW.

Longhorn wind farm features 100 Vestas turbines with each having a capacity of 2 MW.

Electricity generated from the farm will be sold to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) local power market, under a long-term, fixed-price energy purchase agreement.

According to EDF Renewable, the power generated from the wind farm is equal to the annual electricity consumed by 55,000 homes in Texas.

The company highlighted that the Longhorn wind farm is tied to the Competitive Renewable Energy Zone (CREZ) transmission line which connects wind energy of northern Texas with the high-consumption regions of the state.

EDF Renewable Energy, which is a subsidy of EDF Energies Nouvelles will be responsible for the operations and maintenance of the new wind farm.

Previously, the company began operations at 161 MW Spinning Spur 1 project, 161 MW Spinning Spur 2 facility, 150MW Bobcat Bluff and 200 MW Hereford and 200MW Longhorn farm in Texas.

In the month of May, EDF Energies Nouvelles completed 872 MW out of its 1 GW of projects, planned to be built in Texas by end of this year.