Ørsted finishes its largest onshore wind farm

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The 130-wind turbine project strengthens Ørsted’s Texas asset base as it continues to scale the business.

Ørsted has completed the 367 MW Western Trail Wind Farm located in Wilbarger and Baylor counties, Texas – its largest onshore wind project to date that brings Ørsted’s total onshore capacity to over 2.8 GW of wind, solar, and battery storage in operation. The project has secured long-term power purchase agreements with PepsiCo, Hormel Foods, and Nucor for the majority of the power generated from the project. Both PepsiCo and Hormel Foods will also purchase power from the Haystack Wind project in SPP, due online later this year. “Western Trail Wind is a well-sited greenfield development project that will provide low-cost,... ... More: Official Press Release Ørsted

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