Alta Mesa Wind Project

Profile: Legacy wind farm in San Gorgonio Pass WRA with approximately 100 turbines 100 - 200 kW capacity per turbine | Owner: AES | Developer: AES | Operator: AES

Problem: Cycle knew Alta Mesa could generate more power.

Solution: Cycle restored the wind farm by : performing comprehensive turbine inspections, categorizing turbines based on fault details, and implementing a program to restore non-operating turbines based on cost and speed of repairs.

Results: Cycle’s subsidiary company more than doubled Alta Mesa’s availability in five months—from 67.5 MW to over 150 MW and increasing production/availability over 5 months from 40% to 85%