Los Vientos Wind Farm

Los Vientos Wind Farm
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CountryUnited States
LocationTexas
Coordinates26°21′17″N 97°40′33″W / 26.3548°N 97.6757°W / 26.3548; -97.6757
StatusOperational
Commission date2016[1]
Owner(s)Duke Energy
Wind farm
TypeOnshore
Power generation
Units operational426
Make and modelSiemens SWT-2.3-108, Mitsubishi Heavy Industry MWT 102, Vestas V110-2.0 MW
Nameplate capacity912 MW[2]

Los Vientos Wind Farm is a 912 megawatt (MW) wind farm in Starr and Willacy counties in South Texas. It is the second largest wind farm in the United States behind the Alta Wind Energy Center in California.[3]

  1. ^ "Duke Energy Renewables completes Los Vientos V wind power project in US - NS Energy". NS Energy. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  2. ^ Downey, John. "As Duke Energy claims spots among largest U.S. wind projects, more are on the way". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  3. ^ "US wind's top 10 | Recharge". Recharge | Latest renewable energy news. Retrieved 18 November 2020.