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The Buffalo Gap Wind Farm is located in Nolan and Taylor Counties, about south west of Abilene, Texas. It was constructed in three phases and has a total wind generation capacity of 524 megawatts (MW).〔(AES Adds 170 MW to Buffalo Gap Wind Farm )〕 Buffalo Gap 1 consists of 67 Vestas V-80 wind turbines, each rated at 1.8 MW, for a total capacity of 120.6 MW. The wind farm was developed by SeaWest WindPower and is currently owned by AES Wind Generation. The power is sold to ( Direct Energy Texas ) under a 15-year power purchase agreement.〔(Direct Energy to Buy 233 MW from AES' Wind Project in Texas ) ''Renewable Energy Access'', 1 September 2006.〕 Buffalo Gap 2 is a 232.5 MW expansion consisting of 155 GE 1.5 MW Wind Turbines. The facility was developed by AES Wind Generation and went into commercial operation in June 2007. The power is sold to Direct Energy under a 10-year power purchase agreement.〔〔(Power Technology project information )〕 Buffalo Gap 3 is a 170 MW addition, completed in September 2008, consisting of 74 Siemens 2.3 MW wind turbines.〔 ==See also== *Wind power *List of onshore wind farms 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Buffalo Gap Wind Farm」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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