Invenergy and GE Renewable Energy have announced commercial operations for the 998MW Traverse Wind Energy Center. Located in north central Oklahoma, USA, Traverse joins the operational 199MW Sundance Wind Energy Center and the 287MW Maverick Wind Energy Center, as the last of three projects developed by Invenergy for American Electric Power (AEP) to reach commercial operation.These projects make up the North Central Energy Facilities and have 531 GE turbines with a combined capacity of 1,484MW. AEP’s subsidiaries Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO) and Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO) assumed ownership of the three wind farms upon start of commercial operations to serve their customers in Arkansas, Louisiana and Oklahoma. Invenergy Services, a subsidiary of Invenergy, will provide Operations and Maintenance, Balance of Plant, Energy Management, and Asset Management services under a 10-year agreement.
