Wind Turbines Get a Lift

Wind Turbines Get a Lift

In 2018, Energy Erectors constructed the Pratt County, Kan., Pratt Wind 3.45/345-KV substation for NextEra Energy, dba Pratt Wind, LLC.  In addition to and in coordination with the work Energy Erectors performed, other contractors erected 98 Siemens 2.3-MW wind turbine generators (WTGs) with 108-meter diameter rotors and an 80-m hub height as well as 8 GE 2.3-MW WTGs with 116-meter diameter rotors and 80-meter hub height. Contractors unaffiliated with Energy Erectors also designed foundations, constructed roads and other civil infrastructure, installed an electrical collection system and a 345-kV transmission facility approximately 14.5 miles long.