JUNO BEACH, Fla., June 25 /PRNewswire/ -- FPL Energy, LLC, a subsidiary of
FPL Group (NYSE: FPL), today announced it has initiated full operation of the
30-megawatt Montfort Wind Farm, the largest wind-generating facility in
Wisconsin. Electricity generated at the facility, located in the Iowa County
town of Eden, is being sold under multi-year contracts to Wisconsin Electric-
Wisconsin Gas, a subsidiary of Wisconsin Energy Corporation (NYSE: WEC), and
Alliant Energy-Wisconsin Power and Light (NYSE: LNT).
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Generating enough electricity to power 10,500 Wisconsin homes, the wind
facility consists of twenty 1.5-megawatt Enron wind turbines atop 215-foot
towers outfitted with 110-foot blades.
"We couldn't have asked for a better reception. The Montfort project was
textbook perfect from start to finish. From clean, efficient energy to an
improved tax base and totally compatible land use, it has been an excellent
demonstration of the mutual benefits to be realized when communities actively
partner with project developers," said Lew Hay, FPL Group president and CEO.
As the nation's largest generator of wind power, FPL Energy operates wind
facilities exceeding 1,000 megawatts of capacity in Iowa, Texas, Minnesota,
Wisconsin, Oregon and California, and has a net ownership of approximately 600
megawatts. The company also has four wind projects under construction that
will add nearly 850 additional megawatts to its portfolio by the end of 2001.
FPL Energy is a leading independent producer of clean energy, including
natural gas, wind, solar and hydroelectric. It owns and operates power plants
with more than 4,300 total net megawatts in 13 states across the country. New
projects the company has announced will add nearly 6,000 megawatts of capacity
to its portfolio by the end of 2003, and most of the projects are already
under construction.
FPL Group, with annual revenues of more than $7 billion, is one of the
nation's largest providers of electricity-related services. FPL Group's
principal subsidiary is Florida Power & Light Company, one of the nation's
largest electric utilities, serving more than seven million people in Florida.
Additional information is available on the Internet at http://www.fplenergy.com,
http://www.fplgroup.com and http://www.fpl.com.
SOURCE FPL Energy, LLC
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