The
200MW
Los
Vientos
1
has
87
2.3MW
Siemens
turbines,
with
all
power
being
sold
under
a
25-year
contract
to
San
Antonio-based
CPS
Energy,
the
nation’s
largest
municipally
owned
energy
utility.
The
202MW
Los
Vientos
2
uses
84
Mitsubishi
Heavy
Industries
2.4MW
turbines,
with
Austin
Energy
taking
all
the
electricity
over
25
years.
Because
of
their
location
in
south
Texas,
more
than
190km
south
of
Corpus
Christi
and
32km
inland
from
the
Gulf
of
Mexico,
the
projects
will
generate
most
of
their
power
during
the
day,
when
demand
is
highest.
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