# Desert Wind Farm, LLC

PJM asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/desert-wind-farm-llc

Avangrid Power LLC - Perquimans County - PJM

Desert Wind Farm, LLC, also known as Amazon Wind Farm US East, is a 208 MW onshore wind farm located in Pasquotank and Perquimans counties in North Carolina. The wind farm is North Carolina's first utility-scale wind farm and one of the first in the southeastern United States. under long-term power purchase agreements. The facility is operated by Avangrid Power LLC and is part of the Iberdrola Group.

## Metrics

- **Nameplate capacity:** 208 MW — Canonical EIA plant baseline.
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 59968 — plant-59968

## Facts

- **Technology:** Onshore Wind Turbine
- **Operator:** Avangrid Power LLC

## Related parties

- **Owner / parent company:** Iberdrola, S.A. — Parent company and ultimate owner group ([source](https://www.iberdrola.com))
- **Former owner / developer / construction contractor:** Iberdrola Renewables LLC — Developer and historical operator ([source](http://www.iberdrolaren.com))
- **Offtaker / commercial participant:** Amazon Web Services, Inc. — Offtaker under power purchase agreements
- **Land lessor:** Farmland Partners Inc. — Land lessor

## Sources

- [avangrid.com](https://www.avangrid.com/documents/d/avangridnew/2017-1654-ar-awfnc-desert-wind-fact-sheet-111017) — avangrid.com · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.
- [avangrid.com](https://www.avangrid.com/w/amazon-wind-farm-us-east-powered-by-avangrid-renewables-north-carolina-s-first-wind-farm-now-fully-operational) — avangrid.com · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.
- [avangrid.com](https://www.avangrid.com/w/groundbreaking-at-north-carolina-s-first-wind-farm) — avangrid.com · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.
- [iberdrola.com](https://www.iberdrola.com/about-us/power/onshore-wind-energy/-amazon-wind-us-east-onshore-wind-farm) — iberdrola.com · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.
- [prnewswire.com](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/farmland-partners-inc-announces-wind-farm-lease-agreements-with-iberdrola-renewables-300154664.html) — prnewswire.com · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.

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Canonical page: https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/desert-wind-farm-llc
Website: [Avangrid Power LLC](https://www.avangrid.com)

Source: Ask the Grid — https://askthegrid.com/