Invenergy, the largest privately held global developer, owner and operator of sustainable energy solutions and GE Renewable Energy announced commercial operations for the 998-megawatt Traverse Wind Energy Center, one of the largest wind farms constructed in a single phase in North America.
Located in north central Oklahoma, Traverse joins the operational 199-megawatt Sundance Wind Energy Center and the 287-megawatt (MW) 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 1.48 gigwatts, making them collectively among the largest wind-energy facilities globally.
“This is a moment that Invenergy and our valued partners at AEP, GE Renewable Energy, and the gracious members of our home communities in Oklahoma have been looking forward to,” said Jim Shield, senior exe