The project became fully operational on December 21st and will deliver clean green electricity to the CAISO transmission system under a 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA) and consists of 50 REpower MM92 wind turbines. Repower Systems SE is a German subsidiary of Suzlon Energy Ltd (SUEL) based in Pune, India.
The power generated by the wind farm will be sufficient to power approximately 40,000 average homes and represents the largest operational wind repowering project in the country, in which older technology installed in the late 1980’s has been replaced with more modern equipment. The project allows for a ten-fold increase in generated electricity but with 22 percent fewer wind turbines. EDF Renewable Energy will be responsible for operations and maintenance.
“EDF Renewable Energy recognizes and appreciates the hard work of our partners, in particular Pacific Gas and Electric and Union Bank which has resulted in a wind project that offers important economic and environmental benefits to Solano County” said Tristan Grimbert, President and CEO of EDF Renewable Energy. “The Shiloh IV project underscores the importance of technical innovation in the wind industry and its continued progress. As well it demonstrates our ability to identify the optimal financing solution for each individual project.”
As well as announcing the start of operations, the company also announced close of financing via a sale-leaseback transaction with the Union Bank of California Leasing, Inc, a subsidiary of Union Bank.
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