Hale Wind Project
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Information Sheet Texas Hale Wind Project Empowering the region's economy A quick glance at a component of our proposal to deliver more low-cost, emissions-free wind power and hundreds of millions in customer savings. • More than 300 construction jobs D ea ld • 17 to 22 full-time l t ui ype: Self-b operations careers Hale County Amarillo 168,096 homes 478 MW served Xcel Energy service territory Commercial Turbine operation by: hub heights 80-94 meters 2019 xcelenergy.co/OurEnergyFutureSW Hale Wind Project Information Sheet Texas Xcel Energy’s current wind capabilities Xcel Energy has been the nation’s No. 1 utility wind energy provider for 12 years running and is ranked No. 4 nationally for delivering renewable energy. Currently the company has close to 1,600 megawatts of wind energy available in its Texas-New Mexico generation mix, which contributes to more than 22 percent of carbon-free electricity for customers. Under the company’s proposal, Xcel Energy would acquire the Hale project site in Hale County, Texas, from NextEra Energy Resources, LLC and enter into the 30-year Bonita PPA, both expected to be commercially operational in 2019. Xcel Energy would also acquire the Sagamore project site in Roosevelt County, New Mexico, from Invenergy, LLC. The Sagamore project is expected to be commercially operational in 2020. Electricity at the company-owned facilities—Hale and Sagamore—would be generated by wind turbines manufactured by Vestas. About NextEra Energy Resources NextEra Energy Resources, LLC (together with its affiliated entities, “NextEra Energy Resources”), is a clean energy leader and is one of the largest wholesale generators of electric power in the U.S., with approximately 18,260 megawatts of generating capacity, which includes megawatts associated with noncontrolling interests related to NextEra Energy Partners, LP (NYSE: NEP), primarily in 25 states and Canada as of April 2016. NextEra Energy Resources, together with its affiliated entities, is the world’s largest generator of renewable energy from the wind and sun. The business operates clean, emissions-free nuclear power generation facilities in New Hampshire, Iowa and Wisconsin as part of the NextEra Energy nuclear fleet, which is one of the largest in the United States. NextEra Energy Resources, LLC is a subsidiary of Juno Beach, Fla.-based NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NEE). For more information, visit NextEraEnergyResources.com. xcelenergy.com | © 2017 Xcel Energy Inc. | Xcel Energy is a registered trademark of Xcel Energy Inc. | 17-02-447.