Windstar Wind Farm

Western Wind Energy

INTERCONNECTING UTILITY:

Southern California Edison Company

RMT'S ROLE:

RMT is providing engineering, procurement and construction of the civil and electrical system Balance-of-Plant (BOP), including the following:

• Turbine access roads, crane walks and pads, laydown areas and building platforms
• P&H tensionless pier turbine foundations
• 34.5kV/230kV collector systems
• SCADA/fiber optic communication systems
• Two overhead transmission line taps to interconnect to existing 220kV transmission lines
• Two turnkey substations
• Erection of 37 Gamesa G80 and 23 Gamesa G87 turbines on 67 meter towers, including anchor bolt tensioning, mechanical, and electrical
• Engineering and construction of O&M building
• FAA lighting and meterological tower
• Storm water management design

PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS:

• The facility commenced commercial operation in the fourth quarter of 2011
• Windstar Wind has the capacity to power approximately 32,000 homes annually