We Energies will purchase the wind energy from Iberdrola Renewables to augment the work toward meeting Wisconsin’s increasing renewable target. The state requires utilities to get 10% of their energy from renewable sources by 2015.
The 160MW Barton wind farm in Worth County, Iowa was placed in service in June, 2009. Power deliveries to We Energies began January 1, 2010.
Barrett Stambler, vice president of origination at Iberdrola Renewables, said: ”Iberdrola Renewables is delighted to welcome We Energies to our growing list of customers. We are able to supply energy from an operating wind power plant while We Energies ramps up its own wind farm construction.”
We Energies serves more than 1.1 million electric customers in Wisconsin and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and more than 1 million natural gas customers in Wisconsin.
