UTILITY BUYING UP WIND

Duke Energy Renewables Acquires Wisconsin Wind Project
27 May 2011 (North American Windpower)

"Duke Energy Renewables, a commercial business unit of Duke Energy, has agreed to purchase the Shirley Windpower Project from a subsidiary of Central Hudson Enterprises Corp. [for an undisclosed price]…

"The 20 MW wind farm, which began commercial operation in December 2010, comprises eight Nordex 2.5 MW wind turbines [and is located on approximately 500 acres of leased land in Glenmore, Wis., roughly 30 miles southeast of Green Bay]."

The Shirley Wind farm, Duke's newest wind (click to enlarge)

"…[Including] the Shirley project, Duke Energy Renewables will own 1,006 MW of generating capacity at 10 U.S. wind farms - four in Wyoming, three in Texas, one in Colorado, one in Pennsylvania and one in Wisconsin.

"The deal for the Shirley project is expected to close this summer…"