Cedar Point Wind Farm

Cedar Point Wind Farm is a 252.3 megawatt (MW) wind farm in eastern Colorado, United States, north of the town of Limon. It was the second largest wind facility in the state when it was completed in 2011. The electricity is being sold to Xcel Energy under a 20-year power purchase agreement.[1][2]

Cedar Point Wind Farm
CountryUnited States
LocationLimon, Colorado
Coordinates39°25′18″N 103°40′41″W
StatusOperational
Construction beganAugust 2010
Commission dateSeptember 2011
Construction cost$500 million
Owner(s)Enbridge
Operator(s)Enbridge
Wind farm
TypeOnshore
Hub height80 m
Rotor diameter90 m
Power generation
Units operational139 Vestas turbines
Make and modelV90/1800 (1.8MW)
Nameplate capacity252.3 MW
Capacity factor31.5% (average 2012-2021)
Annual net output696 GW·h

Facility details

The facility is located on about 20,000 acres of leased private land 80 miles east of Denver. It extends across western Lincoln County and crosses a few miles into Elbert County. 42 miles of new overhead transmission line carry the electricity to the Xcel Energy substation near Deer Trail in Arapahoe County.[3]

Renewable Energy Systems developed and constructed the project. Numerous turbine components were produced at Vestas' manufacturing facilities in Colorado. Construction began in August 2010 and completed in September 2011, employing about 365 workers. The construction included 139 - 1.8 MW Vestas turbines, two substations, one operations and maintenance building, and transmission lines. The facility is owned and operated by Enbridge, employing about 12 permanent workers. It generates enough electricity to meet the needs of about 80,000 Colorado homes. [4]

Electricity production
Cedar Point Wind Farm Generation (MW·h)[5]
YearTotal Annual MW·h
2011 315,018*
2012 867,709
2013 757,472
2014 764,234
2015 645,035
2016 661,318
2017 743,686
2018 726,656
2019 589,976
2020 710,181
2021 495,999
Average (years 2012–2021) --->696,226

(*) partial year of operation

See also

References
  1. "Colorado Wind Power". Xcel Energy. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
  2. "Community open house showcases Colorado's Cedar Point Wind Farm". Enbridge. October 7, 2014.
  3. Kathie Zipp (March 2, 2012). "Cedar Point Wind Project: one of 2011's largest". Wind Power Engineering.
  4. "The Cedar Point Wind Farm Project". Power Technology. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
  5. "Cedar Point Wind, Annual". Electricity Data Browser. Energy Information Administration. Retrieved January 8, 2022.


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