Capricorn Ridge Wind Farm, Texas, US
Capricorn Ridge Wind Farm, located in Sterling and Coke counties, Texas, US, currently ranks as the fifth largest wind farm in the world. The 662.5MW onshore wind farm is owned and operated by NextEra Energy Resources.
The wind farm was built in two phases. The first phase was commissioned in 2007 and the second phase in 2008. GE Energy Financial Services and JPMorgan Chase announced they would invest $225m in the Capricorn Ridge wind farm in February 2012.
The wind farm is installed with 342 GE 1.5MW wind turbines and 65 Siemens 2.3MW wind turbines. Each turbine measures more than 260ft tall from ground to the centre of the hub. The wind farm powers more than 220,000 households.