Avangrid Pursuing Huge Offshore & Onshore Wind Projects In US
Clean Power Avangrid Renewables is pursuing two new wind projects, one off the coast of Massachusetts and another in the heart of New Mexico. It is working with Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners on a bid to build an offshore wind farm in waters off the coast of Massachusetts.
From article, (Avangrid Renewables is pursuing two new wind projects, one off the coast of Massachusetts and another in the heart of New Mexico.
The initial phase of the Massachusetts plan calls for the installation of between 400 and 800 megawatts (MW) of power.
Two other partnerships have submitted bids to the state of Massachusetts, which plans to have up to 1.6 gigawatts (GW) of offshore power in place by 2027.
Avangrid feels it has an advantage over the other bidders because it has already filed for permits to build an 800 MW farm with state and federal officials. “By filing for construction permits, Vineyard Wind is on track to complete the permitting process in time to begin construction in 2019,” it said. Massachusetts expects to select the winning bid by April 23, 2018, and have signed contracts in hand by early July.
Avangrid is also poised to begin construction of a 142 wind turbine installation in Torrance County, New Mexico. The project will cover 87,000 acres, some of them leased from the state of New Mexico through its State Land Office, according to Albuquerque Business First. The El Cabo Wind Farm project will produce 250 megawatts of renewable energy, enough to supply the electrical needs of 60,000 residential and commercial customers.
New Mexico is enjoying a boom in wind energy. The El Cabo project will be the largest in the state but Xcel Energy has plans on the drawing board for an $865 million 522 MW installation known as the Sagamore Wind Project. It could power 194,000 homes and businesses once it is completed. New Mexico currently has about 750 MW of installed wind power.)
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