Amazon Wind Farm Texas

Amazon Wind Farm Texas is a 253 megawatt wind farm in Scurry County, Texas.[1] The farm opened in late 2017,[2][3][4] and consists of 110 turbines, which together generate approximately 1,000 gigawatt-hours of electricity annually, enough to power approximately 90,000 US homes.[5]

Amazon Wind Farm Texas
Country
  • United States
Location
Coordinates32°51′50″N 100°58′30″W
StatusOperational
Commission date
  • 2017
Construction cost
  • $493.4 million (2017)
Wind farm
Type
Rotor diameter
  • 116 m (381 ft)
Power generation
Units operational110 × 2.3 MW
Make and modelGE Renewable Energy 2.3-116 (110)
Nameplate capacity
  • 253 MW
Capacity factor
  • 44.67 %
Annual net output
  • 990,097 MW h (2019)

On October 19, 2017, Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, christened the wind farm by smashing a champagne bottle while standing on top of one of the 300 feet (91 m) tall turbines. In a statement, Amazon revealed that it has entered into an agreement to purchase 90 percent of the facility's output. The facility was built by Lincoln Clean Energy, now part of Ørsted, which also owns and operates the wind farm. This facility is one example of Amazon's large and increasing long-term investment in renewable energy.

The wind farm, which is a few miles from the ghost town of Dermott, is called Dermott Wind in Energy Information Administration and Electric Reliability Council of Texas sources.

See also

References
  1. Halkias, Maria (2017-09-07). "Jeff Bezos' roots could give Texas an edge as Amazon.com looks for new HQ site". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved 2017-09-27.
  2. Frangoul, Anmar (2017-10-19). "Amazon's Jeff Bezos just opened a massive wind farm in Texas". CNBC. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
  3. "Amazon announces plan for West Texas wind farm". KXAN.com. Associated Press. 16 September 2016. Retrieved 2016-09-18.
  4. "About Amazon Blog - Our Largest Wind Farm Yet". Amazon.com. 15 September 2016. Retrieved 2016-09-18.
  5. "Amazon invests in Texas wind farm". Longview News-Journal. 2016-09-16. Retrieved 2021-02-18.

U.S. Energy Information Administration data


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