World's largest wind farm coming to Hale County
Hale County is slated to become the site of the world’s largest wind farm, a recently formed energy partnership has announced.
Hale Community Energy says it plans to erect between 500 and 650 wind turbines on more than 122,000 acres within the next few years.
That pencils out to about 190 square miles. By comparison, Lubbock’s current city limits encompass about 124 square miles.
Four smaller wind-energy projects — Hale County Wind Farm, CottonWind Farms, Lakeview Wind Farms and East Mound Renewable Energy Project — together comprise the new, larger one. The project has the potential to generate 1,100 megawatts of renewable energy, according to Tri Global Energy, its parent company.
More at http://lubbockonline.com/local-news/2013-09-24/worlds-largest-wind-farm-coming-hale-county .
Cross-posted to Environment & Energy Group.
