Peetz Table Wind Energy Center

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]

Peetz Table Wind Complex
CountryUnited States
LocationLogan County, Colorado
Coordinates40°57′03″N 103°09′19″W
StatusOperational
Commission date2001, 2007
Owner(s)NextEra 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

Facility details

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
Peetz Table Wind Energy Center Generation (MW·h)
YearPeetz 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 76,890132,286*220,714* 429,890
2008 82,360646,366694,061 1,422,787
2009 73,706612,446640,107 1,326,259
2010 72,974582,146618,408 1,273,528
2011 78,715626,928656,697 1,362,340
2012 74,794600,783648,557 1,324,134
2013 77,923613,444667,118 1,358,485
2014 76,354592,088618,722 1,287,164
2015 64,652510,876545,244 1,120,772
2016 79,739592,579616,321 1,288,639
2017 71,153575,625603,917 1,250,695
2018 67,749493,865548,243 1,109,857
2019 64,623416,874508,415 989,912
2020 71,721557,388672,737 1,301,846
2021 60,859388,141623,653 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

References
  1. "Peetz Table Wind". EDF Renewables. Retrieved 2019-03-02.
  2. "Logan Wind Energy Center" (PDF). NextEra Energy Resources. Retrieved 2019-03-02.
  3. "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. "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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