BROOMFIELD, Colo., Jan. 18, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Renewable
Energy Systems (RES), a leader in the development, engineering, and
construction of wind, solar, transmission, and energy storage
projects in the Americas, is pleased to announce substantial
completion of the Bluestem Wind Project located in Beaver County, Oklahoma. The project, which
consists of 60 Vestas V117-3.3 MW™ turbines, will distribute power
via OG&E's transmission system, feeding the grids of cities and
industries across the state, in addition to the broader Southwest
Power Pool region. The project is expected to generate
approximately 845,000 MWh per year, enough electricity to power
77,000 U.S. homes.
RES developed the project and also served as the engineering,
procurement, and construction contractor. The project is RES'
seventh operational wind farm in Oklahoma and the first in the state for Exelon
Generation, who purchased the project in December 2015.
In December of 2015, Google announced a power purchase agreement
with Bluestem Wind, advancing Google's goal to provide 100 percent
of its energy from renewable resources. Google, who buys
electricity from local grids to power its data centers across the
country, has purchased approximately 572 megawatts of Oklahoma wind to date – more than 10 percent
of the state's wind capacity.
"RES is proud of the collaborative environment that was fostered
on site with Exelon, Vestas, and the community to make this project
so successful," said Ivor Cato,
Chief Executive Officer of RES. "We look forward to creating yet
more renewable energy solutions in order to grow the economy and
provide more jobs."
RES employed nearly 500 workers during project construction,
with a peak daily workforce of over 200 people at the height of
construction. RES logged over 330,000 man-hours to safely deliver
the project ahead of the COD deadline. In addition to collaborating
with local contractors and employing local labor, RES contributed
an estimated $6 million to the
economy of Beaver County,
Oklahoma, diverted over 70% of project waste from the
landfill, and participated in community programs and events such as
the Beaver County Food Bank, the City of Beaver Library Summer
Reading Program, and the Beaver County Youth Rodeo.
About RES
Renewable Energy Systems (RES) is a leading
global renewable energy company. RES has constructed over 160
renewable energy projects with a total capacity of more than
12,000-megawatts (MW) around the world. RES has been active in
North America since 1997, and has
a renewable energy and storage construction portfolio that exceeds
9,000 MW and over 100 projects, and has constructed more than 1,000
miles of overhead and transmission lines. In addition, RES has a
robust development pipeline of wind, solar, and energy storage
projects across North America, and
the company currently operates more than 250 MW of renewable energy
and storage projects. For more information visit
http://www.res-group.com/en/.
About Exelon Corporation
Exelon Corporation (NYSE:
EXC) is a Fortune 100 energy company with the largest number of
utility customers in the U.S. Exelon does business in 48 states,
the District of Columbia and
Canada and had 2015 revenue of
$34.5 billion. Exelon's six utilities
deliver electricity and natural gas to approximately 10 million
customers in Delaware, the
District of Columbia, Illinois,
Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania through its Atlantic City
Electric, BGE, ComEd, Delmarva Power, PECO and Pepco subsidiaries.
Exelon is one of the largest competitive U.S. power generators,
with more than 32,700 megawatts of nuclear, gas, wind, solar and
hydroelectric generating capacity comprising one of the nation's
cleanest and lowest-cost power generation fleets. The company's
Constellation business unit provides energy products and services
to approximately 2.5 million residential, public sector and
business customers, including more than two-thirds of the Fortune
100. Follow Exelon on Twitter @Exelon.
About Vestas
Vestas is the energy industry's global
partner on wind power solutions. We design, manufacture, install,
and service wind turbines across the globe, and with 78 GW of wind
turbines in 75 countries, we have installed more wind power than
anyone else. Through our industry-leading smart data capabilities
and unparalleled 68 GW of wind turbines under service, we use data
to interpret, forecast, and exploit wind resources and deliver
best-in-class wind power solutions. Together with our customers,
Vestas' more than 21,900 employees are bringing the world
sustainable energy solutions to power a bright future
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