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First Wind is an independent renewable energy company. It develops and operates utility-scale power projects in the United States. It employs more than 220 workers. Headquartered in
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, the company developed and operated renewable energy projects in
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with a combined capacity of nearly 1,300 megawatts. In addition to renewable energy projects, the company developed and operates two generator leads.


History

The company was founded in 2002. First Wind began as a utility-scale
wind power Wind power or wind energy is mostly the use of wind turbines to generate electricity. Wind power is a popular, sustainable, renewable energy source that has a much smaller impact on the environment than burning fossil fuels. Historicall ...
developer and operator, but in 2014 the company brought its first
solar energy Solar energy is radiant light and heat from the Sun that is harnessed using a range of technologies such as solar power to generate electricity, solar thermal energy (including solar water heating), and solar architecture. It is an ...
projects online. In November 2014 First Wind was purchased by SunEdison and its yieldco TerraForm Power for $2.4 billion. In February 2015, as part of the merger integration, First Wind CEO, Paul Gaynor, who had led the company since 2004, was appointed EVP Of North America Utility And Global Wind at SunEdison.


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