Wind
BHE Renewables owns and operates the following unregulated wind-powered generation projects. The seven projects have a combined capacity of 1,665 megawatts.

Bishop Hill
The 81-megawatt Bishop Hill II project is located in Henry County, Ill., near the town of Galva, which is approximately 40 miles northwest of Peoria, Ill. Construction began in fourth quarter 2011. The project commenced commercial operation in December 2012. Ameren Illinois purchases the electricity from the project pursuant to the terms of a 20-year power purchase agreement.

Pinyon Pines I and II
In November 2012, BHE Renewables acquired the 168-megawatt Pinyon Pines I and the 132-megawatt Pinyon Pines II projects, formerly known as Alta Wind VII and Alta Wind IX, respectively, from California Highwind Power, a subsidiary of Terra-Gen Power, LLC. The projects are located near Tehachapi, Calif. and were complete in December 2012. Southern California Edison purchases electricity from each of the projects pursuant to the terms of power purchase agreements that extend to 2035.

Jumbo Road
The 300-megawatt Jumbo Road wind project is located approximately 50 miles southwest of Amarillo, Texas. Construction on the project began in 2014, and the project commenced commercial operation in April 2015. Austin Energy purchases electricity from the project pursuant to the terms of an 18-year power purchase agreement.

Grande Prairie
The 400-megawatt Grande Prairie wind project is located in Holt County, Nebraska. Construction on the project began in July 2015, and the project commenced commercial operation in December 2016. Omaha Public Power District purchases 100 percent of the wind generation from this project pursuant to a 20-year power purchase agreement. Watch this video to learn more about the Grande Prairie wind project.

Marshall
The 72-megawatt Marshall wind project is located in Marshall County, Kansas. Construction on the project began in 2015, and the project commenced commercial operation in April 2016. The project has four power purchase agreements each with the city of Independence, Mo., Kansas Municipal Electric Association, Kansas Power Pool and Missouri Joint Municipal Electric Utility Commission.

Santa Rita
The 300-megawatt Santa Rita wind project is located in Reagan and Irion counties in west central Texas. The project was acquired from Invenergy and achieved commercial operation in mid-2018.

Walnut Ridge
The 212-megawatt Walnut Ridge wind project is located in north-central Bureau County, Illinois, and spans approximately 14,000 acres of farmland. Construction on the project began in 2017 and was completed in 2018.