Work continues at the Reading Wind Facility in east Lyon and west Osage counties.
There has been a lot of progress despite the wet winter. Company officials tell KVOE News all turbine component deliveries have been completed, with turbine erection expected to finish by the end of May. Turbines are being commissioned in groups or circuits and should all be operating before June 1, weather permitting. Turbine erection started last fall.
Southern Power is working on the project as a partnership with RES Americas and Royal Caribbean. Southern acquired the 200-megawatt, 24,000-acre property from RES in October 2018. Royal Caribbean joined the partnership as a link in a verified carbon offset program. Ultimately, the wind farm will create enough wind energy to offset as much as 12 percent of Royal Caribbean’s yearly carbon emissions starting as soon as next year.
