GE business to fill massive order for turbines to power Western Hemisphere’s largest wind project
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN, Associated Press
Published: January 9, 2024, 8:03am
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This undated image provided by GE Vernova shows a worker atop a wind turbine at the Borderland Wind Project in western New Mexico near the Arizona state line. GE Vernova has received a record order for 674 turbines that will be used for the SunZia Wind Project in central New Mexico, which is expected to be the largest wind farm in the Western Hemisphere when it comes online in 2026. (Rich Crowder/GE Vernova via AP)
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A business to be spun off by General Electric will build hundreds of turbines for what will be the largest wind project in the Western Hemisphere, part of a massive equipment order and long-term service agreement with the global renewable-energy giant Pattern Energy.
GE Vernova officials announced the agreement Tuesday, saying it is the largest onshore wind turbine order received by the company, both in quantity and in the amount of electricity that the 674 turbines will eventually generate when the SunZia Wind Project comes online in 2026.
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