Duke
says
it
will
develop
the
51MW
Kit
Carson
wind
power
Project
on
6,000
acres
of
land
under
a
long-term
lease
near
Burlington,
Colorado.
The
company
has
a
signed
a
20-year
power
purchase
agreement
to
supply
customers
of
the
44
electric
cooperatives
that
comprise
the
Tri-State
Generation
and
Transmission
Association.
The
project
is
expected
to
enter
commercial
operation
by
the
end
of
2010.
The
Kit
Carson
wind
will
consist
of
34
1.5MW
GE
turbines.
To
construct
the
wind
farm,
Duke
Energy
will
draw
upon
the
supply
of
turbines
it
arranged
to
purchase
from…
