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Boone Pickens project buys 667 GE wind turbines

Associated Press

NEW YORK A renewable energy company founded by Dallas billionaire T. Boone Pickens says it's buying 667 wind turbines from General Electric.

The longtime oilman's company, Mesa Power, plans to use the turbines to start what it expects will be the world's largest wind energy project. The Pampa Wind Project will be located in Texas.

The turbines in the deal can each produce 1,000 megawatts of electricity. That makes the project's first phase — one of four planned — able to make enough to power more than 300,000 average U.S. homes.

Pickens says the first phase of the project will cost about $2 billion, with power coming online by early 2011.

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** ADVANCE FOR MONDAY, APRIL 28 ** Wind turbines are seen Monday, April 21, 2008, at the Harvest Wind Farm in Oliver Township, Mich. The turbines at the state's first commercial-scale wind farm that opened in January were shipped all the way from Europe. Gov. Jennifer Granholm wants to attract wind turbine manufacturing to the state, saying Michigan already has advantages to attract companies that make components for wind turbines manufacturing capacity, skilled workers and a windy shoreline along with the ability to transport parts and supplies on the Great Lakes. (AP Photo/Al Goldis) Al Goldis/Al Goldis (Click for larger image)

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