CHICAGO (Sept. 17, 2015) – Invenergy Wind LLC (“Invenergy”) announced today the completion ofconstruction and the start of commercial operation of its 207 MW Rattlesnake Wind Energy Center(“Rattlesnake”) in Glasscock County, Texas.
Rattlesnake is located approximately 40 miles southeast of Midland, in the Electric Reliability Councilof Texas (“ERCOT”) West Zone. The facility consists of 118 GE 1.7 MW wind turbines. Output feedsinto Texas’ new Competitive Renewable Energy Zone (CREZ) infrastructure, which will help enablemore consumer access to low-cost energy in the ERCOT region for years to come.
Rattlesnake will benefit its host community by providing an estimated combined economic infusionof $3.3 million annually via property tax payments, landowner payments and staff salaries.
“We’re pleased to celebrate this milestone for our newest wind energy project in Texas, a state thatcontinues to be a great place to do business and a leader in homegrown power generation for thecountry,” said Jim Shield, Chief Development Officer at Invenergy. “This project is boosting the localeconomy through job creation and tax revenue, and we thank the Glasscock community for its strongsupport of the Rattlesnake Wind Energy Center. With an active and growing development pipelinein Texas, Invenergy looks forward to continuing to create new sources of clean energy in the LoneStar State.”
Rattlesnake created more than 200 construction jobs, and a full-time staff of 12 will operate andmaintain the operating facility. Blattner Energy was the project’s general contractor, and System 3Inc. was the substation and transmission line contractor.
Invenergy’s operating project portfolio in Texas includes eight wind farms with a combined capacityof more than 1,300 MW. The projects provide a combined economic infusion of more than $20 millionannually via property tax payments, landowner payments and staff salaries.
About Invenergy
Invenergy and its affiliated companies develop, own, and operate large-scale renewable and otherclean energy generation and storage facilities in North America and Europe. Invenergy is committedto continued innovation in clean power solutions. Invenergy's home office is located in Chicago andit has regional development offices in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Japan, and Europe.
Invenergy and its affiliated companies have developed more than 9,100 MW of projects that are inoperation, in construction, or under contract, including 76 wind, solar, and natural gas-fueled powergeneration projects and energy storage facilities. For more information, please visitwww.invenergyllc.com.
Contact: Mary Ryan, Senior Manager, Public Relations312-582-1424 or mryan@invenergyllc.com