Specifications include, but are not limited to: support each project from ideation, planning, design, construction, commissioning, operations and maintenance, through end-of-life (including demolition or repowering as permitted). SMUD owns, administers and/or operates a variety of utility scale renewable energy facilities. SMUD currently owns and operates a 300 MW, 103-unit wind farm in the Collinsville-Montezuma Hills Wind Resources Area (Vestas V150 and V90 turbines) on 5,900 acres that includes three distinct projects (known as Solano Phase 2, Phase 3, and Phase 4 (Solano 4). SMUD is currently in the process of developing a project to replace end of life turbines, known as the Solano Wind Phase 5 (or Solano 5) Project. The existing projects are connected by a combination of 21kV underground transitioning to overhead lines and 34.5 kV underground collection systems that connect to the Russell Substation. Solano wind farm facilities also include an on-site operations and maintenance (O&M) warehouse and shop, oil storage buildings, and office building, which are steel frame structures with fire detection systems. The wind plant (turbines and associated Balance of Plant (BOP)) is operated and maintained on SMUD’s behalf by an O&M contractor.
