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Article: OG&E Reaches Agreements for New Wind Farm Developments.
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- Energy Weekly News
- Article date:
- October 16, 2009
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OG&E announced agreements with developers who will build two new wind farms in northwestern Oklahoma as part of a plan under which OG&E will more than triple its current wind power capacity by the end of 2010. The construction of the new wind farms is contingent upon Oklahoma Corporation Commission approval of the agreements negotiated by OG&E.
OG&E has 170 megawatts (MW) of wind capacity in production today at its Centennial and Sooner wind farms, both near Woodward. The new 100 MW "OU Spirit" wind farm, now under construction near Woodward, is expected to be in production by year-end.
The agreements announced result from a competitive bid process ...