Pattern Energy has reached financial close and launched construction for the 1,050 MW Western Spirit wind project and the Western Spirit transmission line, located in the Guadalupe, Lincoln and Torrance Counties in New Mexico (United States). In addition, Pattern Energy has selected GE Renewable Energy to supply total of 377 wind turbines ranging from 2.3 to 2.8 MW in size for the wind power project. The Western Spirit transmission line is being developed jointly between Pattern Energy and the New Mexico Renewable Energy Transmission Authority (RETA). It will interconnect directly into the Public Service Company of New Mexico system (PNM). PNM will acquire and operate the transmission line upon its commissioning. The project should enter commercial operations by the end of 2021.
In June 2020, Pattern Energy completed the acquisition of the 1 GW Clines Corners wind power project in New Mexico from Orion Wind Power Resources, a joint venture of Orion Renewable Energy Group and Map Energy. The company plan to connect the 325 MW southern part of the wind project to its 1,050 MW Western Spirit power transmission line. The remaining 650 MW part will be connected to the the SunZia transmission line, which will be built from 2022. No commissioning date for the nearly 1 GW Clines Corners wind power project has been announced.
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