Palmas Altas wind farm
Pushing ACCIONA Energía's US portfolio over 1,000 MW of wind energy.
In 2019, ACCIONA Energía brought the Palmas Altas Wind Farm online and subsequently expanded its presence in Cameron County, Texas, with the addition of the 198 MW La Chalupa Wind Farm. Together, the two wind farms have a combined installed capacity of 343 MW and can generate enough electricity to meet the annual needs of 97,000 Texas households.
With a total of 109 Nordex wind turbines, Palmas Altas and La Chalupa became ACCIONA Energía's second and third wind farms in the county, respectively, where the company has also operated the San Román Wind Farm since 2016.
- Location: Cameron County, Texas. UU.EE
- Capacity: Palmas Altas 144.9 MW / La Chalupa 198 MW
- Wind turbine: Nordex AW 125/3150
- Tower: Steel, 87.5-meter hub height
- Owners: ACCIONA Energía
- Second and third ACCIONA wind farms in Texas and 9th and 10th in the United States
- Together made up of 109 AW125/3150 ACCIONA Nordex wind turbines, each with a 125m rotor diameter on 87.5m high steel tower (at hub level)
- More than 1100 GWh of wind energy produced annually
- More than 270 jobs created during the construction of Palmas Altas and 300 during the construction of La Chalupa. Nineteen full-time jobs in O&M once both projects are operational
- New Social Impact Management program to support Cameron County
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