Kimberly-Clark to acquire 245 MW of wind in Texas, Okla.

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Kimberly-Clark to acquire 245 MW of wind in Texas, Okla. | TransWest sets 2019 start date for 3,000-MW transmission line | RES breaks ground on 66-MW wind farm in Ohio Created for aquarianm@gmail.com |  Web Version September 15, 2017 News for wind power professionals and advocates SIGN UP ⋅   FORWARD Industry Update Kimberly-Clark to acquire 245 MW of wind in Texas, Okla. Kimberly-Clark has signed a long-term power purchase agreement for 245 megawatts of wind energy from EDF Renewables' Rock Falls and Invenergy's Santa Rita wind farms in Oklahoma and Texas, respectively. The company said the deal would supply about one-third of its total electricity needs. United Press International (9/14)       TransWest sets 2019 start date for 3,000-MW transmission line TransWest Express will break ground on the 3,000-megawatt, 730-mile TransWest Express Transmission Project that will carry wind energy from Wyoming through Colorado and Utah to Nevada in 2019, according to the company. 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