Desert Sky Wind Farm | |
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Country | United States |
Location | Pecos County, near Iraan, Texas |
Coordinates | 30°54′57″N 102°6′29″W / 30.91583°N 102.10806°W |
Status | Operational |
Owner(s) | American Electric Power (AEP) |
Wind farm | |
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Power generation | |
Nameplate capacity | 160.5 MW |
The Desert Sky Wind Farm is a 160.5 megawatt ( MW) wind power station near the far West Texas town of Iraan, in Pecos County. The wind farm consists of 107 GE wind turbines, each rated at 1.5 megawatts spread over a 15-square-mile (39 km2) area. American Electric Power (AEP) owns the facility and CPS Energy of San Antonio purchases all power produced under long-term agreements with AEP. [1]