Exelon Generation has purchased Renewable Energy Systems' (RES) Bluestem Wind Project in Oklahoma, RES said recently.
Located in Beaver County, the 198 megawatt project will have 60 Vestas 3.3MW V117 wind-turbine generators (WTGs) and will provide approximately 845,000 MWh per year of electricity to the Southern Power Pool electrical system. This is enough to power more than 77,000 homes.
Google entered into a power-purchase agreement with the project late last year.
"We are excited about closing the Bluestem transaction and working with RES to add additional renewable and carbon-free generation to Exelon's operating fleet," Corey Hessen, vice president of generation development at Exelon Generation, said.
Construction is set to begin immediately and should be completed by the end of 2016. The construction project will bring an estimated 300 jobs to the area at peak construction.
"RES is pleased to work with Exelon and Google in the pursuit of making data centers greener for the economy of tomorrow," Glen Davis, CEO of RES, Americas, said. "Renewable-energy generation will play a critical role for leading companies across the country as they strive to reduce their environmental footprint and secure long-term economic renewable resources to power their industries."
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