Situated on more than 11, 000 acres south of Lamar in southeastern Colorado, this major source of non-polluting renewable energy can deliver 162 megawatts (MW) of power from 108 General Electric turbines. The project will be officially dedicated in a ceremony to be held on Friday, May 14, at the Lamar Chamber of Commerce, 109 East Beech Street at 4 p.m. The dedication of the project will kick off the 18th annual celebration of "Lamar Days," where the theme for this year's celebration is "Winds of Change Powering our Future." "We're proud to be part of the community, and to have this dedication be included in the community's annual celebration. Lamar's enthusiasm for this project is very pleasing," said David Jones, chairman of Shell WindEnergy Inc. "Wind power is increasingly showing that it is competitive with other sources of energy and uses no water in the production of energy, which is an important consideration on the high plains of Colorado. We've proved that we can generate economically significant amounts of power while not impeding the agricultural uses of the ranch land the project is situated on," Jones said. PPM Energy CEO Terry Hudgens commends the community of Lamar for its role in shaping an economically and environmentally sound energy future for America. "Projects like Colorado Green prove the viability of wind as an energy resource that local communities and the entire country can embrace," said Hudgens. "Wind is clean, wind is economical and wind requires no dependence on foreign resources in these uncertain times. And our customers have proved conclusively that there is robust demand for wind energy." Shell WindEnergy Inc. currently owns interests in six wind parks in the United States:  Rock River I in Wyoming (50 MW), White Deer (80 MW) and Brazos (160 MW) in Texas; Cabazon (41 MW) and Whitewater Hill (61 MW) in California, and Colorado Green (162 MW) in Colorado. Shell WindEnergy Inc. focuses on developing and operating wind farms and selling “green” electricity. Shell WindEnergy Inc. is part of Shell Renewables, one of the five core businesses of the Royal Dutch/Shell Group of Companies. Shell Renewables was established in 1997 to pursue commercial opportunities in solar photovoltaic and wind energy. PPM Energy is part of the ScottishPower (NYSE: SPI) group of companies. With a portfolio of more than 830 MW of wind power currently in operation in seven states, PPM has a goal of bringing 2,000 MW of new wind power to market by 2010. PPM balances its supply portfolio with sales to wholesale customers, placing almost all of its output in long-term contracts. Major customers include the cities of Seattle, Sacramento, Pasadena, Anaheim as well as investor-owned utilities such as Alliant Energy and Xcel Energy and the federal Bonneville Power Administration. PPM also has about 800 MW of clean gas resources under its control to give customers a wide range of options for adding environmentally responsible energy to their portfolios. The American Wind Energy Association honored PPM with its "Market Maker of the Year" award for aggressively finding markets for wind power.
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