The facility is comprised of twin 200MW projects each with 125 General Electric 1.6MW wind turbines. Xcel Energy subsidiary Public Service Company of Colorado, the dominant electric utility in the state, is buying all the power under long-term contract. NextEra will own and operate it.
"Wind continues to deliver cost-competitive energy,” says Colorado Governor John
Hickenlooper, a Democrat who took office in January 2011.
