Duke Energy Renewables, a commercial business unit of Duke Energy, announced that it will build, own, and operate a 200-MW wind project in Starr County, Texas. The Mesteño Wind Project will be Duke Energy Renewables’ fourth wind generation facility in Starr County. The project’s output will be sold into the ERCOT market and Duke Energy…
Duke Energy estimates cost savings of up to 35% from shifting to in-house O&M
Switching to self-performance of wind-farm operations and maintenance (O&M) at end of warranty can cut costs by between 25% and 35% and allow operators to make more design improvements to increase unit reliability, Jeff Wehner, VP Renewable Operations, Duke Energy, said, in a press release from Wind Energy Update. Duke Energy owns 2.5 GW of…