West Windsor-based power generating company NRG Energy, Inc., through its wholly owned subsidiary Padoma Wind Power LLC, has entered into a 50-50 joint venture with BP Alternative Energy North America Inc. to build the first phase of the Sherbino Wind Farm, a 150-megawatt wind project located approximately 40 miles east of Fort Stockton in Pecos County, Texas.
”Zero-fuel, zero-emission wind power is a critical component of ‘RepoweringNRG’s’ efforts to build a diverse fuel generation portfolio that reduces NRG’s carbon intensity,” stated David Crane, president and chief executive officer of NRG Energy. “Padoma and NRG are pleased to partner on Sherbino with BP to combine our collective years of wind development and operations experience.”
The Sherbino I Wind Farm will be located on more than 9,000 acres on a mesa with an elevation of approximately 3,000 feet above sea level. The land is primarily used for low density sheep and cattle grazing with some oil and gas development.
A Fortune 500 company, NRG Energy, Inc. owns and operates a diverse portfolio of power-generating facilities. NRG is a member of USCAP, a group of business and environmental organizations calling for mandatory legislation to achieve significant reductions of greenhouse gas emissions.
Padoma Wind Power LLC, based in La Jolla, Calif., is a wholly-owned subsidiary of NRG Energy, Inc. since 2006, is a wind farm development company whose principals have developed, financed, built and operated more than 40 wind farms in the United States and Europe.
