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Rattlesnake Creek Wind Farm, US

15th December 2017

By: Sheila Barradas

Creamer Media Research Coordinator & Senior Deputy Editor

     

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Name of the Project
Rattlesnake Creek Wind Farm.

Location
Dixon County, Nebraska, in the US.

Client
Enel Green Power North America, a subsidiary of Enel.

Project Description
The project entails the construction of a 320-MW-capacity wind farm.

The wind farm will be able to generate about 1.3 TWh/y, enough energy to meet the equivalent yearly consumption needs of more than 105 000 US households, while avoiding the emission of about 940 000 t/y of carbon dioxide.

About 200 MW of the power and renewable-energy credits from Rattlesnake Creek will be sold to Facebook under a bundled, long-term power purchase agreement. The wind energy will supply 100% of the power needed to operate Facebook’s new data centre in Papillion, Nebraska.

Potential Job Creation
Not stated.

Value
Project value is estimated at $430-million.

Duration
Construction started in November.

Latest Developments
None stated.

Key Contracts and Suppliers
None stated.

On Budget and on Time?
Not stated.Copy Abstract

Contact Details for Project Information
Enel, tel +39 06 8305 5699, fax +39 06 8305 3771 or email pa@enel.com.

Edited by Creamer Media Reporter

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