Leeward Renewable Energy (Leeward) and GE have announced the successful completion of the repowering of Leeward’s combined capacity 136MW Sweetwater 1 & 2 wind farms in Nolan County, Texas, USA.
GE Renewable Energy is the wind turbine provider for the project and GE Energy Financial Services provided tax equity financing. The Sweetwater 1 & 2 repowering program enhances performance by replacing major existing components and providing a material increase in annual energy production. Sweetwater 1 & 2 wind facilities have been in operation since 2003 and 2005, respectively. GE Renewable Energy also provides operations and maintenance for the Sweetwater sites. The repowering of Sweetwater 1 & 2 was completed on December 29, 2017.