Power generation utilities E.ON (Germany) and Duke Energy (United States) have broken ground on new major onshore wind parks in the United States. E.ON has started the construction of the 220 MW Cranelle wind park (Refugio County, Texas), which will be brought online later in 2019. The project will be powered by 100 turbines from the manufacturer Vestas and upon commissioning, it will come on top of E.ON's total US wind capacity of more than 3,000 MW. Earlier in 2019, E.ON announced the start of construction on another onshore wind park in southern Texas, i.e. the 151 MW Peyton Creek project in Matagorda County, also set to come online in 2019.
Meanwhile, Duke Energy has broken ground on the 200 MW Mesteño wind park in Starr County, Texas. Its production will be sold into the ERCOT market and Duke Energy Renewables will enter into a long-term agreement covering the majority of the expected wind energy output. The construction is also set to end later in 2019. Upon completion, the project will come on top of Duke Energy's current onshore wind installed capacity of 2,500 MW.
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