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New Mexico Wind
Energy Center
The New Mexico Wind Energy Center, the state's most ambitious
renewable energy project, officially went online Oct. 1, 2003.
The center is the seventh-largest wind generation project in the United States.
Located 170 miles southeast of Albuquerque and 20 miles northeast
of Fort Sumner, the wind center is perfectly suited for eastern
New Mexico's windy landscape. Power production does not require
water, produce emissions or generate solid waste.
The wind center consists of 136 turbines, each standing 210
feet high. The facility can produce up to 200 megawatts of
power, or enough electricity to power 94,000 average-sized
New Mexico homes.
Florida-based FPL Energy owns and manages the facility, while
PNM purchases all of its output.
In May 2003, PNM was awarded the 2003 Utility Leadership
Award from the American Wind Energy Association. The award
recognized PNM's commitment to renewable energy and its contribution
to the advancement of wind energy.
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