LAMAR, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter joined elected officials, energy industry leaders and the community to celebrate the opening of PPM Energy’s Twin Buttes Wind Power Project, Colorado’s newest wind farm, today. Twin Buttes has increased Colorado’s in-state wind energy generation capacity by more than 25 percent, according to PPM Energy. Located in the rolling ranchlands of Bent County in southeastern Colorado, the 50 wind turbines at Twin Buttes generate 75 megawatts (MW) of electricity. A wind farm of this size can typically provide clean, renewable electricity to more than 22,000 homes, according to the American Wind Energy Association. “Twin Buttes is a building block for Colorado’s New Energy Economy, moving the state toward its goal of 20 percent renewable energy by 2020. The wind farm adds significantly to the amount of clean, renewable energy generated in Colorado and helps to diversify the Bent County economy. This is a big step in the right direction as we continue to build Colorado’s New Energy Economy,” said Gov. Ritter. Twin Buttes is located adjacent to the existing Colorado Green Wind Power Project, which comprises 108 turbines generating 162 MW.
