Sweetwater 4
Sweetwater 4 wind farm commenced operation in May 2007 and has a total installed capacity of 240.8MW and an average long term energy production of 835.7 GWh per annum. Located in Texas, US, Sweetwater 4 consists of a total of 181 wind turbines, 135 Mitsubishi MWT 1,000A turbines with a rating of 1MW and 46 Siemens SWT 2.3 turbines with a rating of 2.3MW.
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Funding
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Available debt facilities under existing global corporate facility and cash on hand
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Revenue
assurance
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All electricity is sold under a PPA with a term of 20 years
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Customers
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CPS Energy – City of San Antonio
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Operation
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Services and Maintenance agreement with Mitsubishi Power Systems for a period of 5 years and Siemens for a period of 2 years
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Land
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30 year land lease
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BBW's
percentage
ownership
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BBW would acquire 53% of the Class B Membership interests
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Regulatory
regime
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USA Production Tax Credits under the Energy Policy Act (2005)
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