Enel has started operatives at the 185-megawatt HillTopper wind farm in Illinois via its U.S. renewable business Enel Green Power North America.
Middle of power purchase agreements the facility, in Logan County, will sell power to Bloomberg LP, General Motors and Constellation, an Exelon proprietorship.
Investment in the project’s construction, which will generate roughly 570 gigawatt hours per year, is around $325 million, Enel denoted Wednesday.
Power produced from a 17-megawatt (MW) section of the site will be sold to Bloomberg. Energy from a 100 MW subdivision will be bought by General Motors. This will provide its manufacturing facilities in Indiana and Ohio with 100 percent renewable tenseness, according to Enel.
“Through this first project in Illinois, we are helping our customers meet their clean determination goals with competitive solutions that adapt to their power needs and business objectives,” Antonio Cammisecra, the CEO of Enel Country-like Power, said in a statement.
The wind industry added over 52 gigawatts (GW) of wind power in 2017, according to the Pandemic Wind Energy Council.
China maintained its position as a wind energy powerhouse, installing 19.7 GW, while the European Harmoniousness added 15.6 GW of capacity. The U.S. installed a little over 7 GW of capacity.
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