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The facility also created some 20 long-term jobs in maintenance and operation. Iberdrola received a $ 114 million treasury grant for the project as part of the stimulus funds that was released in September 2009. On July 30, 2010, the U.S. Treasury's 1603 Program website listed the Penascal II Wind
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The wind farm includes an innovative radar system that detects the arrival of large flocks of migratory birds and shuts down the turbines if visibility conditions present a danger.
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G97 2.0 MW wind turbines. Construction began in 2013 and was completed in 2015.
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Project as having received a total award amount of $ 222,861,149.
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Kenedy County, Texas
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