horizon wind energy presents meridian way wind farm
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Horizon Wind Energy
Presents
Meridian Way Wind Farm
Who We Are
• Horizon Wind Energy develops, constructs, owns and operates wind farms throughout the U.S.
• Originally Zilkha Renewable Energy. Acquired by Goldman Sachs in 2005 and renamed Horizon Wind Energy. Acquired by Energias de Portugal (EDP) in 2007.
• Headquartered in Houston with regional offices in New York, Oregon, California, Oklahoma, Minnesota and Illinois
– Overland Park, Kansas office opening in December 2007
• Over 160 employees
• By the end of 2007, will have developed more than 2000 MW of operating wind farms, placing Horizon 3rd in the U.S. in MW owned
What We’ve Done
Tierras Morenas24 MW, Costa Rica
Blue Canyon Wind Farm225 MW, near Lawton OK
Top of Iowa Wind Farm
80 MW, Worth County Iowa
Maple Ridge Wind Farm
322 MW, Lewis County NY
Lone Star400 MW, Shackelford
County TX
Twin Groves396 MW, McLean
County IL
Elkhorn Valley100 MW, Union County
WA
Prairie Star100 MW, Mower
County MN
Meridian Way Wind Farm
• Support from wildlife community
• Exceptional community backing
• Short and robust interconnect
• Excellent wind resource
• First 105 MW sold under PPA to Empire
• 2nd 96 MW PPA being pursued
Project Name Meridian Way Wind Farm
Size (MW) 201
County Cloud
COD November, 2008
ISO SPP
Acres Under Control 20,000+
Land Use Farming/Ranch
Relationships with wildlife stakeholders and Kansas Biological Survey resulted in Relationships with wildlife stakeholders and Kansas Biological Survey resulted in optimal site selection.optimal site selection.
About the Name
Meridian Way Wind Farm• Objective: identify nexus between
community and wind farm
• U.S. Route – Formerly known as Meridian Road– Historically significant– Farm-to-market road– Intersects county, Concordia and the wind farm
Meridian Way Wind Farm
•Excellent wind resource – Located in a Class 4 wind site•Exceptional community support•Close to load centers
Turbines
Frame Agreement with Vestas• V90 3.0MW turbine• State-of-the-art technology• Fewer turbines required
– Decreased environmental impact– Light-weight technology decreases
Stress on components
• Established reliability• Highly efficient turbine• Dynamic reactive power capability
Construction
Construction • Horizon has significant construction management
experience overseeing contractors• BOP contractor will construct under
Horizon supervision• Construction to begin March 2008• Operational by end of 2008
Operations & Maintenance
• Horizon will provide on-site management of the Cloud County Wind Farm– Operations group has significant experience operating
wind projects throughout the country
• Vestas will provide maintenance during warranty period