It
reached
the
plateau
by
commissioning
a
turbine
at
its
400MW
Limon
Wind
Project
in
eastern
Colorado.
NextEra
and
its
predecessor
companies
first
invested
in
wind
power
in
1989.
In
2012,
it
expects
to
install
1.5GW,
the
most
new
wind
capacity
brought
on
line
in
the
US
by
any
developer
in
a
calendar
year,
according
to
the
company.
Chief
executive
Armando
Pimentel
says
NextEra’s
wind
projects
have
created
jobs
and
helped
revitalize
rural
communities
in
North
America
through
lease
payments
to
landowners,
property
tax
payments,
and
the
ongoing
purchase
of
goods
and
services.
The…
