Construction on the project has begun, with commissioning expected in 2021. The agreement also provides for a 15-year full-service agreement.
"Our 2 MW platform leverages proven, reliable technology and is ideally suited for this part of the country at a time when the world needs access to clean, affordable energy” said Tim White, GE Renewable Energy’s CEO for Onshore Wind Americas.
Al Rudeck Jr., Allete Clean Energy’s President, added that the 300 MW Caddo Wind Farm will double the company's capacity to serve the accelerating corporate demand for clean energy and is fully contracted for the first 12 years with three investment-grade Fortune 500 customers.
Caddo is the fourth wind farm GE Renewable Energy and Allete Clean Energy, a subsidiary of Allete, have built together in the United States, and upon completion they will have a combined installed base of more than 750 MW.
As previously announced, McDonalds will purchase 200 MW from Caddo Wind through a power purchase agreement (PPA).
GE’s best-selling 2 MW product platform has a total installed capacity of 20 GW and operates at an industry-leading average of 98+ percent availability.
The US wind market continues to be strong. GE Renewable Energy has booked more than 2.5 GW of orders for onshore wind turbines in the United States through the first half of 2020, and was recognized by AWEA as the top manufacturers of wind turbines in the US in 2019, capturing 45 percent of new capacity additions as well as 46 percent of projects under construction or in advanced development of the total onshore wind installed nationwide.
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