RES Americas Sells Crossroads Wind to Oklahoma Gas & Electric

BROOMFIELD, Colo., Aug. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Renewable Energy Systems Americas Inc. (RES Americas), a national leader in the development and construction of renewable energy projects, has announced that it will transfer ownership of the Crossroads Wind Energy Project to Oklahoma Gas & Electric (OG&E).  Located in Dewey County, Oklahoma the 227.5 MW project will consist of 95 Siemens 2.3 MW turbines and three Siemens 3.0 MW direct-drive turbines, the first of their kind in the United States. RES Americas consistently pursues ways to implement improved technology and looks forward to constructing this project for OG&E that will benefit from these next generation turbines.  

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RES Americas has developed and will construct Crossroads Wind Energy Project, which OG&E will own and operate.  RES Americas, with the assistance of Oklahoma-based Arrowhead Wind Energy, has worked closely with landowners and the local community to build support for the project with county officials and area residents. Construction, which will bring up to 250 temporary jobs, is expected to begin in late 2010 with completion estimated in the second half of 2011.  

"Crossroads Wind Energy Project marks RES Americas' first wind energy project in Oklahoma and its first partnership with OG&E.  We commend OG&E for their commitment to renewable energy." said Brian Evans, Executive VP of Development for RES Americas.  "There is immense support for wind energy in the Sooner State, and we look forward to working with OG&E now and in the future to bring clean and sustainable energy to the people of Oklahoma."

For more than a decade, RES Americas has been developing, constructing, owning, and operating renewable energy projects across North and South America. The company employs 240 full time professionals working throughout North America, has constructed over 3,800 MW, has over 1,000 MW under construction, and is working on a development portfolio of more than 12,500 MW.  RES Americas is developing multiple wind sites across Oklahoma.  

OG&E, which serves approximately 780,000 customers in a service territory spanning 30,000 square miles in Oklahoma and western Arkansas, is a subsidiary of Oklahoma City-based OGE Energy Corp. (NYSE: OGE), and also is the parent company of Enogex LLC, a midstream natural gas pipeline business with principal operations in Oklahoma.

About RES Americas:  Renewable Energy Systems Americas Inc. (RES Americas) is a fully-integrated renewable energy company that develops, constructs, owns, and operates projects across North and South America.  RES Americas' corporate office is located in Broomfield, CO with regional offices located in Austin, TX; Portland, OR; Minneapolis, MN; and Montreal, Quebec, Canada.  RES Americas continues to seek new locations for wind and solar projects as well as opportunities to participate in other forms of renewable energy. For more information, please visit www.res-americas.com.

SOURCE Renewable Energy Systems Americas Inc.