Mesa Power LP
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Mesa Power is a wind energy company owned by T. Boone Pickens. The company had plans to build large wind farms in the western Texas panhandle, the so-called Pampa Wind Project
, part of the Pickens Plan
. However, on July 8, 2009 the wind farm project was delayed http://www.businessweek.com/print/bwdaily/dnflash/content/jul2009/db2009078_354291.htm for what were described as economic reasons. Pickens says he is fully committed to wind energy and to developing wind projects in the US and perhaps, Canada but that because of capital market setbacks he plans to be less aggressive with the Panhandle project http://mesapowergroup.com/. The company remains committed to the delivery 667 wind turbines and is planning to find projects for them. The company also plans to continue development of the Pampa project, but not at the pace originally expected.
Pampa Wind Project
Mesa Power, a company controlled by former Texas oilman, T. Boone Pickens, planned to build the world's largest wind farm, called the Pampa Wind Project, as part of the Pickens Plan. The proposed 4,000 MW facility was to be located near Pampa, Texas, which is on the Texas Panhandle, and...
, part of the Pickens Plan
Pickens Plan
The Pickens Plan is an energy policy proposal announced July 8, 2008 by American businessman T. Boone Pickens. Pickens wants to reduce American dependence on imported oil by investing approximately $US1 trillion in new wind turbine farms for power generation, which he believes would allow the...
. However, on July 8, 2009 the wind farm project was delayed http://www.businessweek.com/print/bwdaily/dnflash/content/jul2009/db2009078_354291.htm for what were described as economic reasons. Pickens says he is fully committed to wind energy and to developing wind projects in the US and perhaps, Canada but that because of capital market setbacks he plans to be less aggressive with the Panhandle project http://mesapowergroup.com/. The company remains committed to the delivery 667 wind turbines and is planning to find projects for them. The company also plans to continue development of the Pampa project, but not at the pace originally expected.