Avangrid Renewables
With two major wind farms in the works , and nearly 60 renewable energy projects already generating power , Avangrid Renewables is leading the charge for clean energy in the US .
208MW
The amount of power generated by 104 turbines at the Amazon Wind Farm US East
Last summer , construction began on the first utility-scale wind farm in North Carolina , Avangrid Renewables ’ Amazon Wind Farm US East , aka Desert Wind , located across a rural section of the state ’ s northeastern Perquimans and Pasquotank Counties . Once completed , the wind farm will boast 104 turbines , a capacity of 208MW and one very famous client : Amazon Web Services .
“ It ’ s one of our first large projects for somebody other than a traditional utility or municipality ,” said Erik Lallum , Avangrid Renewables ’ Vice President of Engineering and Construction . “ That opportunity is what has helped us grow this North Carolina project from a development opportunity to a construction project that will be delivering MW of electricity by the end of the year .”
Avangrid Renewables , based in Portland , Oregon , is currently the second-largest provider of clean energy in the US . Over the course of the last decade , it has been transformed from a non-regulated subsidiary of ScottishPower
46 August 2016