What is Roscoe Wind Farm?
[[File:Roscoe Wind Farm in West Texas.jpg|300px|right|Roscoe Wind Farm in West Texas]] The '''Roscoe Wind Farm''' in [[Roscoe, Texas]], was the world's largest [[wind farm]] (back in October 2009) with 627 [[wind turbine]]s and a total installed capacity of 781.5 MW, which surpassed the nearby 735.5 MW [[Horse Hollow Wind Energy Center]].<ref name=reut/> The project cost more than $1 billion and provides enough power for more than 250,000 average Texan homes. It is located about 200 miles (320 kilometers) west of [[Fort Worth]]. The wind farm area spans parts of four Texas counties and covers nearly 100,000 acres, several times the size of Manhattan.<ref name=ren>[http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2009/10/ec-r-completes-780-mw-roscoe-wind-farm EC&R Completes 780-MW Roscoe Wind Farm] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120516044921/http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2009/10/ec-r-completes-780-mw-roscoe-wind-farm |date=2012-05-16 }} ''Renewable Energy World'', 2 October 2009.</ref><ref name=reut>Eileen O'Grady. [https://www.reuters.com/article/bondsNews/idUSN3023624320091001 E.ON completes world's largest wind farm in Texas] ''Reuters'', October 1, 2009.</ref><ref>[http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/story?id=53650 E.ON Delivers 335-MW of Wind in Texas] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160105145506/http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/story?id=53650 |date=2016-01-05 }} ''Renewable Energy World'', 23 September 2008.</ref><ref>American Wind Energy Association. [http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20090428006315&newsLang=en U.S. Wind Energy Industry Installs over 2,800 MW in First Quarter]</ref> Unlike fossil-fueled power plants, wind farms require no water and generate no [[carbon dioxide]] -- a heat-trapping greenhouse gas that is a major contributory component for [[global warming]].<ref name=reut/> ==Related pages== *[[Wind power in Texas]] ==References== <references/> [[Category:Wind farms in