# Hackberry Wind Project

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{{Short description|Wind-powered electricity generating facility in Texas, USA}}
{{Use American English|date=July 2025}}
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| location = 177 Private Road Albany, TX 76430
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| commissioned = 2008
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The '''Hackberry Wind Project''' is a US $350 million [wind farm](/source/wind_farm) in [Shackelford County, Texas](/source/Shackelford_County%2C_Texas). The project consists of 72&nbsp;[Siemens](/source/Siemens_Wind_Power) [wind turbines](/source/wind_turbines) with a total capacity of 166 [megawatts](/source/megawatts).<ref name=":0" /> The energy is used by residents of the [City of Austin](/source/City_of_Austin) and surrounding communities, this usage is called a PPA or Power Purchase Agreement.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Skyline Renewables to acquire second wind farm in Texas |url=https://www.windpowerengineering.com/skyline-renewables-to-acquire-second-wind-farm-in-texas/ |access-date=2023-03-22 |website=Windpower Engineering & Development |language=en-US}}</ref>  Construction on the project began in January 2008 and was finished in December 2008, on-time and under budget.<ref name=":0">[http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2009/01/res-americas-completes-166-mw-hackberry-wind-project-54523 RES Americas Completes 166-MW Hackberry Wind Project]</ref><ref name=":1" />

==See also==
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*[List of wind farms](/source/List_of_wind_farms)
*[Wind power in the United States](/source/Wind_power_in_the_United_States)
*[Wind power in Texas](/source/Wind_power_in_Texas)

==References==
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{{Wind power in the United States}}

Category:Energy infrastructure completed in 2008
Category:Wind farms in Texas
Category:Buildings and structures in Shackelford County, Texas

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