GE, WCG PARTNER ON KA, OK WIND

228 Advanced GE Wind Turbines Headed to Wind Capital Group Projects in Oklahoma and Kansas
August 1, 2011 (Wind Capital Group)

"GE and Wind Capital Group [WCG] have inked deals for 228 wind turbines and the accompanying operations and maintenance services for projects in Oklahoma and Kansas. This pair of projects will provide more than 350 megawatts of reliable, clean renewable energy for the Midwestern United States and create jobs and economic stimulus for local landowners and surrounding communities.

"GE will supply 94 of its 1.6-100 wind turbines for the Osage project in Oklahoma, which will provide power to Associated Electric CoOps Inc. (AECI), and 134 1.5-82.5 wind turbines for the Post Rock project in Kansas, which will supply power to Westar. The GE wind turbines for both projects are scheduled for delivery in the first half of 2012…"


From WindCapitalGroup1 via YouTube

"The two new projects will increase Wind Capital Group’s U.S. wind power footprint to more than half a gigawatt…Wind Capital Group’s existing 150-megawatt Lost Creek Project in Missouri using GE wind turbines consistently runs at over 98% availability.

"…GE’s advanced 1-6-100 wind turbine [is] the World’s most efficient wind turbine when taking into account capacity factor in wind class…[It] features a 100-meter rotor diameter and offers a 47% increase in swept area, resulting in an 18% increase in annual energy production…The GE 1.5-82.5 wind turbines…are members of GE’s family of 1.5 machines, the most widely deployed megawatt class wind turbine in the wind industry…"