Overview
The Uruguay: UTE 10 MW Grid Connected Wind Power Farm at Caracoles Hill project involved the construction of a wind farm with an installed power of 10 to 10.5 MW. The interconnection to the network was done through a 30-kV line stretching about 20 km and a boosting transformer. The wind farm was expected to produce 33 GWh per year, with a plant factor of 35/40 percent. The project used methodology ACM0002 – version 12 – Consolidated baseline and monitoring methodology for grid connected electricity generation from renewable sources. The Caracoles Wind Farm was expected to generate 35,740 MWh of energy annually, considering a gross capacity factor of 0.48 and an estimated wind farm availability of 0.85, for a total plant factor 40.8%. The electricity exported by the wind farm displaced the electricity at the time produced by the existing mix of hydroelectric and thermal generators. The greenhouse gas emission reduction was achieved through a displacement of fossil-fuel-based generation in the national electric system.