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The Alta Wind Energy Center ( AWEC ), also known as the Mojave Wind Farm , was developed by Terra-Gen Power and is located in the Californian towns of Mojave and Tehachapi . It spans 3,200 acres of space and is the third largest wind farm in the world .

The site comprises of 600 turbines producing a planned output of 1,548MW , which would power more than 250,000 homes . The first five stages of the project began in 2010 and were completed a year later . The remaining phases were completed in 2013 and it has an expected life span of more than 25 years .

Owned and operated by NextEra Energy Resources , Horse Hollow Wind Energy Centre is located in Texas , United States and has a capacity of 735.5MW which powers around 180,000 households . The first four phases of construction for the farm were commissioned in 2005 and 2006 .

Covering a total area of 47,000 acres the project consists of 142 GE 1.5MW turbines , 130 Siemens 2.3MW turbines . During construction , Blattner Energy was appointed the engineering , procurement and construction contractor for the project .

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