Another Oklahoma wind farm has gone online in the southern part of the state. Southern Power announced this week its 118-megawatt Glass Sands Wind Facility in Murray County is now operational.
This project, Southern Power’s 15th wind facility, is Southern Power’s fifth wind facility in Oklahoma, and it contributes to the company’s growing fleet of clean energy resources from California to Maine.
“We are pleased to see Glass Sands Wind Facility achieve commercial operation as this facility represents an incredible accomplishment for our employees and partners involved with the project,” said Southern Power President Bill Grantham. “This facility showcases our commitment to the development of wind energy and is an excellent addition to our growing renewable fleet.”
Glass Sands Wind Facility consists of 28 wind turbines manufactured by Vestas. The electricity and associated renewable energy credits generated by the facility will be sold under a power purchase agreement with Amazon.
Southern Power acquired Glass Sands Wind Facility from Steelhead Americas, Vestas’ development arm in North America, in December 2020. M. A. Mortenson Company served as the constructor of the site, which created more than 250 jobs at peak construction.
With the addition of Glass Sands, Southern Power’s wind portfolio consists of more than 2,534 MW of wind generation. Southern Power’s wind facilities are a part of the company’s 4,930-MW renewable fleet, which consists of 43 solar and wind facilities operating or under construction.
The project aligns with Southern Power’s overall business strategy of strengthening its wholesale business by acquiring and developing generating assets that are covered by long-term contracts with counterparties with strong credit support.
Southern Power, a subsidiary of Southern Company, is a leading U.S. wholesale energy provider meeting the electricity needs of municipalities, electric cooperatives, investor-owned utilities and other energy customers.
Southern Power and its subsidiaries, some of which are owned in part with various partners, own or operate 54 facilities operating or under development in 14 states with more than 12,490 MW of generating capacity in Alabama, California, Delaware, Georgia, Kansas, Maine, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Washington and West Virginia.
Source: Southern Power press release