Yesterday, GE Vernova, a spin-off of General Electric, announced it would build 674 wind turbines for Pattern Energy for its SunZia Wind Project, which is expected to come online in 2026.
- GE Vernona’s Pensacola factory on Scenic Highway will build the turbines, along with tower manufacturing operations in New Mexico, Colorado and Texas.
Pattern Energy has secured $11 billion in financing for the project, which includes the SunZia wind farm and an associated multibillion-dollar transmission line that will funnel power to populated markets in the western United States.
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Mayor D.C. Reeves made it clear yesterday that Baptist Hospital will walk away from its Moreno Street campus – that it calls its “legacy campus” – without contributing money for the old hospital’s demolition. How much? Depends on how much the state contributes.