The utility says it will increase its power purchase from 151MW to 173.5MW, pending regulatory approval. The expansion of the Peetz Table wind farm will use 15 GE 1.5MW turbines. It is expected to be completed by the end of the year. The project began commercial operation in 2007.
NextEra, formerly FPL Energy, has nearly 17,000MW net capacity spread across several generating categories and located around the US.