Sweetwater wind farm

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Sweetwater wind farm is an operating wind farm in Nolan County, Texas, United States.

Project Details

Table 1: Phase-level project details for Sweetwater wind farm

Phase name Status Commissioning year Retired year Nameplate capacity Type Owner Operator
1 Retired[1] 2003[2] 2017[3] 38 MW[4] Onshore[4] Leeward Energy [100%][1] GE Renewable Energy[1]
2 Retired[1] 2005[2] 2017[3] 92 MW[4] Onshore[4] Leeward Energy [100%][1] GE Renewable Energy[1]
3 Retired[5] 2005[2] 2020[5] 135 MW[4] Onshore[4] Leeward Energy [100%][5] Leeward Energy[5]
4A Operating[2] 2007[2] 135 MW[4] Onshore[4] Leeward Energy [53%]; Duke Energy Corp [47%][6] Leeward Energy[7]
4B Operating[2] 2007[2] 106 MW[4] Onshore[4] Leeward Energy [53%]; Duke Energy Corp [47%][6] Leeward Energy[7]
5 Operating[2] 2007[2] 80 MW[4] Onshore[4] Leeward Energy [53%]; Duke Energy Corp [47%][8] Leeward Energy[9]
RP-2017 Operating[1] 2017[3] 139 MW[10] Onshore[4] Leeward Energy [100%][1] GE Renewable Energy[1]
RP3 Operating[2] 2020[5] 146 MW[5] Onshore[4] Leeward Energy [100%][5] Leeward Energy[5]

Location

Table 2: Phase-level location details for Sweetwater wind farm

Phase Name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
1 Nolan County, Texas, United States[4] 32.3622, -100.3480 (exact)[4]
2 Nolan County, Texas, United States[4] 32.3428, -100.3960 (exact)[4]
3 Nolan County, Texas, United States[4] 32.3272, -100.4750 (exact)[4]
4A Nolan County, Texas, United States[4] 32.2839, -100.5330 (exact)[4]
4B Nolan County, Texas, United States[4] 32.2488, -100.4960 (exact)[4]
5 Nolan County, Texas, United States[4] 32.2371, -100.4910 (exact)[4]
RP-2017 Nolan County, Texas, United States[4] 32.3428, -100.3960 (exact)[4]
RP3 Nolan County, Texas, United States[4] 32.3272, -100.4750 (exact)[4]

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References

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