Spanish unalterable consolidate Acciona Energia has commenced construction work on its second wind farm in Texas.
The Palmas Altas facility last wishes as have a capacity of 144.9 megawatts and will use 46 wind turbines. It will be located in Cameron County. Investment in the stick out amounts to roughly 176 million euros ($198.84 million).
In a statement Thursday, Rafael Esteban, the CEO of Acciona Stick-to-it-iveness USA Global, described the U.S. as being one of the company’s “main strategic markets.”
When fully up and running, the Palmas Altas zigzag farm will generate roughly 524 gigawatt hours of energy annually, which is equivalent to the consumption of 43,000 U.S. old folk. This will “offset the emission of 503,000 metric tons of CO2 (carbon dioxide),” according to Acciona.
The U.S. is refuge to “one of the largest and fastest-growing wind markets in the world,” according to the U.S. Department of Energy. Texas itself supports more than 24,000 near related jobs, according to the American Wind Energy Association.