Google invests US$200 million in Texas wind farm
Google has significantly enhanced its renewable energy portfolio by investing US$200 million in a Texas wind farm. The internet giant announced that a deal has been negotiated for the 161MW Spinning Spur wind project in Oldham County, Texas, which was developed by EDF Energy.
Google has significantly enhanced its renewable energy portfolio by investing US$200 million in a Texas wind farm.
The internet giant announced that a deal has been negotiated for the 161MW Spinning Spur wind project in Oldham County, Texas, which was developed by EDF Energy.
The wind farm became operational in December 2012 and the project will provide power for an estimated 60,000 homes.
The deal is the latest in a string of renewable energy investments Google has made since 2010, and the IT giant now boasts approximately 2GW of clean energy capacity.
The company's projects include the 845MW Shepherd Flat wind farm in Oregon, one of the world's largest wind energy developments, as well as the Ivanpah solar project in California, which is now more than 75 per cent complete and will boast 377MW of capacity. In addition, plans were announced last year to invest in the first US offshore wind transmission link, which could provide the supporting infrastructure for a new fleet of wind farms off the east coast.
The news comes after BP and Sempra this week revealed they had completed work on two giant wind farms in Kansas and Pennsylvania with a combined capacity of 611MW.
