Sumitomo Corporation of Americas (SCOA) and Sumitomo Corporation (SC), which are collectively known as Sumitomo, have acquired the remaining shares of the Mesquite Creek Wind Farm in Western Texas from co-developer BNB Renewable Energy (BNB). Sumitomo also announced that they have entered into a long-term agreement with Mars, Inc. for purchase of renewable energy from the wind farm, which will allow Mars to be effectively carbon neutral in their electricity consumption for 20 plus years.
BNB, the originating developer of the project, entered into a joint venture with Sumitomo in August 2013 and they have since worked together to bring the 25,000 acre wind farm project to fruition. Construction began in October 2013 on Mesquite Creek Wind, a 200MW wind farm located in Borden and Dawson Counties, near Lamesa, Texas. Blattner Energy is constructing the wind farm, and electricity will be generated via 118 1.7MW GE turbines. Turbine delivery is scheduled to begin at the end of the summer with commercial operations expected for the second quarter of 2015.