A NEW PROJECT HELPS CEMENT NEW MEXICO’S ROLE IN PROVIDING RENEWABLE ENERGY. EXCEL ENERGY IS BUILDING THE SAGAMORE WIND PROJECT IN ROOSEVELT COUNTY, 20 MILES SOUTH OF PORTALES. THE WIND FARM WILL GENERATE 522 MEGAWATTS OF POWER, MAKING IT THE LARGEST SUCH FACILITY IN THE STATE.
EXCEL ENERGY IS WORKING WITH VESTAS-AMERICAN WIND TECHNOLOGY, A COMPANY THAT MAKES WIND TURBINES TO PRODUCE THE ELECTRICITY. LAST YEAR, THE EL CABO WIND FARM, COVERING 56-THOUSAND ACRES, WAS BUILT IN TORRANCE COUNTY.
