An initial 1.1GW was placed into service in 2013 and the balance will follow through 2015.

GE has expanded its customer base to include developers such as Sumitomo and Starwood Energy, which both will be installing 200MW projects using GE’s 1.7-100 wind turbines.

Mesquite Creek Wind, jointly developed by Sumitomo and BNB Renewable Energy, is based in Texas, as is Starwood Energy’s Stephen Ranch wind farm.