DOE through its National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) is responsibility for the management and security of the nation’s nuclear weapons, nuclear nonproliferation, and naval reactor programs.
After the five-turbine, 11.5MW project starts operation insummer 2014, it will power more than 60% of the annual electricity needs of thePantex plant near Amarillo, Texas.
Siemens is supplying the turbines. It will build the windfarm under a performance-based contract that uses long-term energy savings topay for the project costs, avoiding upfront costs to taxpayers.
