Pattern Energy Group, a renewable energy developer, announced its SunZia Transmission project received unanimous approval from the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) on its recent Certificate of Environmental Compatibility application, representing the completion of the state’s permitting process. Pattern Energy also received two separate unanimous approvals from the New Mexico Public Regulatory Commission related to its…
Largest wind and renewable energy project in US begins operations
Pattern Energy held a grand opening for its Western Spirit Wind power facilities in Central New Mexico. The four wind projects located in Guadalupe, Lincoln and Torrance Counties total more than 1,050 MW, enough to provide power to 900,000 Americans annually. “This project is doing it all: creating good-paying jobs, providing clean power to New…
Uniper signs long-term PPA on Pattern Energy’s 1.05-GW New Mexico wind project
Pattern Energy Group and international energy company Uniper have signed a 15-year power purchase agreement for up to 219,000 MWh per year of wind energy in New Mexico, enough to power more than 20,000 homes annually. The power will be delivered from Pattern Energy’s 1,050 MW Western Spirit Wind project, which is currently under construction…
New Mexico commissioner approves land use for 76-MW wind project
New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands Stephanie Garcia Richard executed five leases for the Western Spirit Wind development to parent company Pattern Renewables 2 (Pattern Energy). Pattern was the winning bidder in a February public auction for the right to develop the 16,442 acres located in Torrance County and Lincoln Counties. Pattern paid the State…
Pattern Energy confirms third-party interest in company
Pattern Energy Group Inc. has confirmed interest from third parties in relation to a potential takeover and is responding to their inquiries “as appropriate.” More specifically, the San Francisco-based, independent power company said it was responding to a request from the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada to comment on recent media reports. The stock…
Siemens Gamesa handling O&M of 218 MW of Pattern Energy wind power
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy announces it has signed a four-year O&M agreement with Pattern Energy for its 218-MW Panhandle Wind 1 facility, consisting of 118 units of 1.85-87 MW GE wind turbines. The company will begin servicing the turbines later this year in Carson County, Texas. “Siemens Gamesa is a strong service provider and we…
Pattern Energy acquires interest in Montana’s Stillwater Wind Farm
Pattern Energy Group announced the acquisition of a 35-MW owned interest in the Stillwater Wind facility from Pattern Energy Group 2 LP (Pattern Development 2.0). Stillwater commenced commercial operations in late October and is located in Stillwater County, Montana. Here are key highlights from the transaction: The cash purchase price for Pattern Energy’s 35-MW owned interest…
Pattern Energy & PSP acquire Québec’s Mont Sainte-Marguerite wind farm
Pattern Energy Group Inc. (Pattern Energy) and the Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments) announced the acquisition of the 147-MW Mont Sainte-Marguerite Wind power facility from Pattern Energy Group LP. Mont Sainte-Marguerite Wind is located approximately 50 kilometers south of Québec City, in the Chaudière-Appalaches region. “This is our first wind power facility in…
Pattern Development signs PPAs to deliver wind power from New Mexico to California
Pattern Energy Group 2 LP (Pattern Development) says that it has signed 15-year power purchase agreements (PPAs) with Silicon Valley Clean Energy (SVCE) and Monterey Bay Community Power (MBCP) to deliver wind power from the 200-MW Duran Mesa Wind project in development near Corona, New Mexico. “Through strategic partnerships with other Community Choice Energy agencies…
Pattern Development acquires Mesa Canyons Wind Farm and Western Spirit Transmission Line
Pattern Energy Group 2 LP (Pattern Development) announced the acquisition of two development assets in New Mexico from Clean Line Energy Partners: the Western Spirit Transmission Line (Western Spirit) and the Mesa Canyons Wind Farm (Mesa Canyons). The addition of Mesa Canyons will bring Pattern Development’s wind development footprint in the Estancia Valley of New…
Pattern Energy officially launches British Columbia’s largest wind facility
Pattern Energy Group announced the opening of its 179-MW Meikle Wind power project in British Columbia, about 33 km north of Tumbler Ridge. The wind facility consists of 61 GE wind turbines, including 35 3.2-MW turbines and 26 2.75-MW turbines. “This project has been critical to the community for the past three years when other industries were…
Pattern Energy’s 324-MW Broadview Wind Facility begins operation
Pattern Energy Group Inc. announced the Grand Opening of its 324-MW Broadview Wind power facility and associated independent 35-mile 345 kV Western Interconnect transmission line. Broadview Wind, which is located in Texas and New Mexico, about 30 miles north of Clovis, is delivering clean energy to California via Western Interconnect. “The Broadview Wind Facility is a…
Pattern Energy publishes white paper on renewable-energy development
Pattern Energy Group has published a white paper on its website outlining the business model, investment thesis, and phases of renewable-energy development. “We believe that development undertaken with a disciplined, experienced approach offers one of the more attractive risk-reward profiles in the renewable energy value chain,” said Mike Garland, CEO of Pattern Energy. Garland said the…
Pattern Energy acquires New Mexico’s 324-MW Broadview wind & transmission line project
Pattern Energy has acquired interests in the two wind projects that comprise the 324-MW Broadview Wind power facilities, and the independent 35-mile, 345-kV Western Interconnect transmission line. Broadview Wind, which is located 30 miles north of Clovis, New Mexico, commenced commercial operations in late March. The project were acquired from Pattern Development for $269 million, with a cash…
New Mississippi route proposed for Southern Cross Transmission project
Pattern Energy Group LP (Pattern Development) announced that its affiliate’s proposed Southern Cross Transmission project has filed a petition for a siting certificate with the Mississippi Public Service Commission (MPSC). That petition includes the designation of a preferred route for the MPSC’s consideration. “Reaching this major milestone is the result of several years of work…
Pattern Development completes financing for Ohorayama Wind project in Japan
Pattern Energy Group LP (Pattern Development) and Green Power Investment Corporation (GPI) announced the completion of financing of the 33-MW Green Power Otsuki GK (Ohorayama Wind) power project. The two companies are joint venture partners on the Ohorayama Wind project, which is located in Kochi Prefecture, Japan. “We are making steady progress on our commitment to…
Pattern Energy completes acquisition of Armow Wind-power facility
Pattern Energy Group Inc. announced it has completed the acquisition of a 90-MW interest in the 179-MW Armow Wind-power facility in Ontario, Canada. Located in Kincardine, Ontario, Armow Wind consists of 91 Siemens’ 2.3-MW turbines and is jointly owned by Pattern Energy and Samsung Renewable Energy, Inc. The facility reached commercial operation in December 2015, and…
Pattern Energy to acquire interest in Armow Wind-power facility
Pattern Energy Group announced its commitment to acquire a 90-MW interest in the operating 180-MW Armow Wind power facility in Ontario, Canada from Pattern Energy Group LP (Pattern Development). Pattern Energy will acquire the interest in Armow Wind for a total cash funding commitment of approximately U.S.$132 million. The acquisition will be funded with available…
Pattern Energy to acquire interest in Ontario’s Armow Wind-power Facility
Pattern Energy Group announced it will acquire a 90-MW interest in the 180-MW Armow Wind-power facility in Ontario from Pattern Energy Group LP (“Pattern Development”). Pattern Energy intends to fund the acquisition with available liquidity from its recent equity offering. The transaction is expected to close within the next 30 to 45 days. “With the successful…
Pattern Energy celebrates dedication of 150-MW Amazon Wind Farm
Pattern Energy Group celebrated the dedication of the 150-MW Amazon Wind Farm Fowler Ridge in Benton County, Indiana. The electricity supplies the electric grids that service Amazon Web Services (AWS) data centers. “It’s an honor to team with AWS and dedicate the new Amazon Wind Farm Fowler Ridge, which is now generating clean power for…