Pattern Development has completed construction and started operations at the 220MW Grady wind farm in New Mexico.

Grady, which is located in Curry County, features 84 Siemens Gamesa 2.625MW turbines with 120-metre rotors.

It has a 25-year power purchase agreement for all of the electricity produced which will be delivered across the Western Interconnect transmission line.

Pattern Development's affiliate Pattern Energy Group is operating the facility.

The wind farm generated hundreds of local jobs during construction and is now delivering additional economic benefits, such as land lease payments to local landowners and tax revenue for the host communities of eastern New Mexico.

The facility employs 20 full-time personnel for ongoing maintenance and operations.

Pattern Development chief executive Mike Garland said: “The successful completion of Grady Wind represents an important step in New Mexico's evolution as a major renewable energy producer.

“As the leading wind developer and operator in New Mexico, we are proud to be helping position New Mexico as a wind energy leader.

“We also plan to ramp up construction in early 2020 on more than 800MW of new wind facilities in central New Mexico, creating hundreds of new construction jobs and generating billions of dollars in economic impact.

“As wind and solar energy development grow throughout the state, New Mexicans will reap the economic benefits.”