Desert Sky Wind Farm

Part of the Farm off I-10

The Desert Sky Wind Farm is a 160.5 megawatt wind power station located near the far West Texas town of Iraan, in Pecos County. The wind farm consists of 107 GE wind turbines, each rated at 1.5 megawatts spread over a 15-square-mile (39 km²) area. American Electric Power (AEP) owns the facility and CPS Energy of San Antonio purchases all power produced under long-term agreements with AEP.^[1]

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Coordinates: 30°54′58″N 102°06′29″W / 30.916°N 102.108°W / 30.916; -102.108

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Desert Sky Wind Farm

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