Wind
In support of our strategy to increase our investment in renewable energy and national efforts to reduce carbon emissions, Duke Energy is adding wind power to its generation portfolio.Wind Power Agreement
Duke Energy finalized an agreement in August 2006 to purchase power from up to 100 megawatts of wind power capacity at Indiana’s first commercial wind farm in Benton County, Indiana. The 20-year agreement is the first significant, long-term purchase of wind power in Indiana. Duke Energy began purchasing the power in 2008.
Wind Power Development
In May 2007, Duke Energy acquired the wind development assets of Tierra Energy, a leading wind power development company located in Austin, Texas. The purchase includes more than 1,000 megawatts of wind assets under development in the Western and Southwestern United States. Three of the development projects – a total of approximately 240 megawatts – are located in Texas and Wyoming, and are anticipated to be in commercial operation by the end of 2008, with additional facilities potentially in operation as early as 2009.
Wind Turbine
At an I-65 rest stop approximately 25 miles north of Lafayette, Indiana, Duke Energy installed a demonstration wind turbine. The Bergey 10-kilowatt wind turbine is mounted atop a 100-foot tall, self-supporting lattice tower and is helping to meet some of the electrical requirements of the rest stop. This wind turbine has been producing power since 2005.
