New Wind Farm To Increase West Virginia s Wind Power By Nearly 15%
Bechtel and Reed & Reed joint venture selected to deliver new Black Rock Wind Farm
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RESTON, Va., Jan. 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Clean, renewable energy for West Virginia residents surged forward today when Clearway Energy Group selected the Bechtel-Reed & Reed Joint Venture, to build its Black Rock wind farm in Grant County and Mineral counties. The new wind farm represents a nearly 15% increase in the state s wind power and will produce enough green energy to power 34,000 homes.
The Bechtel-Reed & Reed team, will engineer, procure, and construct the farm. The project will include twenty-three Siemens-Gamesa SG 5.0-145 wind turbines on 107.5-meter tall towers, producing 115 MW of electricity at the point interconnection to the First Energy electrical grid.