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| Iberdrola to install three new wind farms in United States Iberdrola, world leader in wind power, has commissioned three new wind farms in the United States, where it is already the second operator in the Renewables sector in terms of installed capacity, with over 5,700 megawatts (MW). To be more specific, these new wind power facilities are: Manzana (California), Groton (New Hampshire) and Hoosac (Massachusetts) and their combined capacity is over 265 MW. The Manzana wind power complex is one of the company's largest wind farm facilities in the world, with an installed capacity of 189 MW. It is located in a very windy area of Kern County, close to the towns of Rosamond and Tehachapi. It is equipped with 126 wind turbines manufactured by the U.S. multinational General Electric, each with a unit capacity of 1.5 MW. The Groton wind farm is located in the town of Groton in Grafton County. It is equipped with 24 wind turbines manufactured by Gamesa (G87 model, hub height 78 m and capacity 48 MW). Finally, the Hoosac wind farm is located in the municipalities of Florida and Monroe, which belong to Berkshire County. This facility is equipped with 19 General Electric wind turbines (1.5 model, hub height 65 m), which provide a total installed capacity of 28.5 MW. write your comments about the article :: © 2013 Construction News :: home page |