CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Lincoln Clean Energy (LCE), a subsidiary of Ørsted and leading developer of U.S. renewables, has achieved commercial operation of its Lockett Wind project, a 184MW wind farm in Wilbarger, Texas.
The project will generate over 700,000 megawatt-hours of renewable energy per year—enough to power the equivalent of 70,000 U.S. homes. With the addition of Lockett Wind to its portfolio, LCE now has more than 1GW of operational assets across the United States along with over 1.3GWs in construction and late stage development.
“I am proud of the LCE team and our wider Ørsted colleagues in completing another safe, on time and on budget construction project, and to cross the milestone of a gigawatt operating portfolio,” commented LCE CEO Declan Flanagan.
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The Ørsted vision is a world that runs entirely on green energy. Ørsted develops, constructs and operates offshore and onshore wind farms, bioenergy plants and innovative waste-to-energy solutions and provides smart energy products to its customers. Headquartered in Denmark, Ørsted employs 6200 people. Ørsted’s shares are listed on Nasdaq Copenhagen (Orsted). In 2018, the group’s revenue was DKK 76.9 billion (EUR 10.7 billion). For more information on Ørsted, visit orsted.com or follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram and Twitter.
Contacts
Media Contact (U.S.):
Wendy Prabhu
Mercom Communications for Lincoln Clean Energy
(512) 215-4452
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Media Contact (International):
Ulrik Frøhlke
Lead Media Advisor, Ørsted
+45 99 55 95 60
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