The
start-ups
bring
Iberdrola’s
total
capacity
in
the
US
to
5.7GW.
The
three
are
the
189MW
Manzana
wind
farm
in
California,
the
48MW
Groton
in
New
Hampshire
and
the
28.5MW
Hoosac
in
Massachusetts.
The
Manzana
and
Hoosac
wind
farms
both
use
1.5MW
GE
turbines,
while
Groton
consists
of
Gamesa
G87
2MW
machines.
Iberdrola
is
the
second-biggest
wind
farm
operator
in
the
US
after
Next
Era.
It
began
its
expansion
in
the
US
in
2006
with
the
acquisition
of
several
local
developers
and
acquired
major
player
PPM
in
2007
through
its
takeover
of
Scottish
Power
that
year.
However,
Iberdrola…