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King Mountain Wind Ranch
Upton County, Texas

This site is located on a mesa in Upton County, West Texas, some 20 miles from the Woodward Mountain Project.

RES co-developed this project which had the following power purchase agreements:

  • 198.9MW with Reliant Energy,
  • 76.7MW with Austin Energy and
  • 2.6MW with TNMP.

The 214 wind turbines connect to the grid network via four 85MVA primary substations.

RES acted as the Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC) contractor and completed the wind ranch in December 2001.

King Mountain

Information on the Project


RES's Role: Developer and EPC construction contractor
Developer: RES and Cielo
Owner: FPL
Installed Capacity: 278 MW
Number of Turbines: 214
Turbine Rating: 1300 kW
Turbine Type: Bonus, Active Stall
Year of Operation: 2001