Peetz Table Wind Energy Center

Peetz Table Wind Complex
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CountryUnited States
LocationLogan County, Colorado
Coordinates40°57′03″N 103°09′19″W / 40.95083°N 103.15528°W / 40.95083; -103.15528
StatusOperational
Commission date2001, 2007
OwnersNextEra Energy Resources
ArcLight Capital Partners
Wind farm
TypeOnshore
Power generation
Units operational300 turbines
Make and modelNEG Micon NM52 0.9 MW / GE SLE 1.5 MW
Nameplate capacity430.2 MW
Capacity factor33.1% (average 2008-2021)
Annual net output1,249 GW·h
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The Peetz Table Wind Complex is a 430.2 megawatt (MW) wind facility in Logan County west of the town of Peetz in northeastern Colorado. The first 29.7 MW phase of construction called Peetz Table Wind, also known as Ridge Crest Wind, became the largest wind farm in the state upon its completion in 2001.[1] A second 400.5 MW construction phase, including the 201 MW Logan Wind Energy Center and the 199.5 MW Peetz Table Wind Energy Center, reclaimed the distinction upon its completion in 2007.[2][3]

Facility details

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The Peetz Table is a plateau which provides access along its southern edge in Colorado to some of the best wind resources on the High Plains, according to data from the United States Department of Energy.[4]

The first phase was developed by the European firm EDF Energy in 2001.[1] It occupies farmland about two miles southwest of the small town of Peetz. It consists of 33 NEG Micon NM52/900 wind turbines that are each rated at 0.9 MW.[5] At a total capacity of 29.7 MW, it was the largest wind farm in the state, surpassing the 25.3 MW Ponnequin Wind Farm which had been previously built up starting in the late 1990s.[6]

NextEra Energy Resources developed and constructed the second phase in 2007 as one of the largest wind projects in the United States.[7] The twin 200 MW units occupy the remainder of the plateau to the west of Peetz and south of the Nebraska border.[2][3] It consists of 267 GE Energy 1.5SLE turbines rated at 1.5 MW.[8][9]

In 2007, it was projected that the facility would have approximately 20 full-time employees when completed.[7]

Electricity production

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Peetz Table Wind Energy Center Generation (MW·h)
Year Peetz Table
Ridge Crest
(29.7 MW) [10]		 Logan Wind
Energy Center
(201 MW) [11]		 Peetz Table Wind
Energy Center
(199.5 MW) [12]		 Total Annual MW·h
2001 9,876* - - 9,876
2002 79,019 - - 79,019
2003 77,109 - - 77,109
2004 78,301 - - 78,301
2005 76,244 - - 76,244
2006 82,464 - - 82,464
2007 76,890 132,286* 220,714* 429,890
2008 82,360 646,366 694,061 1,422,787
2009 73,706 612,446 640,107 1,326,259
2010 72,974 582,146 618,408 1,273,528
2011 78,715 626,928 656,697 1,362,340
2012 74,794 600,783 648,557 1,324,134
2013 77,923 613,444 667,118 1,358,485
2014 76,354 592,088 618,722 1,287,164
2015 64,652 510,876 545,244 1,120,772
2016 79,739 592,579 616,321 1,288,639
2017 71,153 575,625 603,917 1,250,695
2018 67,749 493,865 548,243 1,109,857
2019 64,623 416,874 508,415 989,912
2020 71,721 557,388 672,737 1,301,846
2021 60,859 388,141 623,653 1,072,653
Average Annual Production (years 2008-2021) ---> 1,249,143
Average Capacity Factor (years 2008-2021) ---> 33.1%

(*) partial year of operation

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Peetz Table Wind". EDF Renewables. Retrieved 2019-03-02.
  2. ^ a b "Logan Wind Energy Center" (PDF). NextEra Energy Resources. Retrieved 2019-03-02.
  3. ^ a b "Peetz Table Wind Energy Center" (PDF). NextEra Energy Resources. Retrieved 2019-03-02.
  4. ^ "Colorado 80-Meter Wind Resource Map". US DOE. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
  5. ^ "Peetz Table". thewindpower.net. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
  6. ^ "Ponnequin Wind Farm". Xcel Energy. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
  7. ^ a b "Work begins on wind farm project". Denver Business Journal. 2007-05-16. Retrieved 2013-08-09.
  8. ^ "Peetz Table (3Q)". thewindpower.net. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
  9. ^ "Peetz Table (4Q)". thewindpower.net. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
  10. ^ "Ridge Crest, Annual". Electricity Data Browser. Energy Information Administration. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
  11. ^ "Logan, Annual". Electricity Data Browser. Energy Information Administration. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
  12. ^ "Peetz Table, Annual". Electricity Data Browser. Energy Information Administration. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
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