Western Wind Energy Corp. (TSXV:WND) (OTCQX:WNDEF) has announced its Windstar energy project in Tehachapi, California, became fully energized December 20.
The project’s total power capacity is 120 MW (enough to power 30,000 average homes).
Wind turbines have now begun delivering eight to 10 MW daily, and all 106 MW will be online by December 31.
Western Wind is a Vancouver-based renewable energy company that has wind and solar energy generating facilities with a total capacity of 165 MW.
The facilities for these projects are in California and Arizona. The company also has development assets in Ontario and Puerto Rico for both wind and solar power.
Lawrence Casse, investor relations for Western Wind, said the Windstar project is a significant development, and the company is also involved in other projects.
“Anything over 100 MW of wind is a fair-sized project,” Casse said. “We’ve got some other things in the pipeline that we’re working on longer-term in the U.S. primarily.”
“It’s been a good year for us.”
Casse said the company is eligible for cash grants under President Barack Obama’s stimulus bill, with the total grant expected to be between $90 million and $100 million. This relates to both the Windstar project and the company’s Kingman project, a 10.5 MW project in Mohave County, Arizona.
As of press time, Western Wind’s share price was up $0.02 to $1.85.
Emma Crawford