Sumitomo Corporation Joins the World's Largest Wind Farm Project in Oregon

Sumitomo Corporation (Chuo-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Susumu Kato) in conjunction with its subsidiary Sumitomo Corporation of America has joined GE (NYSE:GE) and developer and managing member Caithness Energy as owners of the world's largest wind farm, the 845-megawatt Shepherds Flat wind project under construction near Arlington, Oregon.

<Outline of the Shepherds Flat wind project>

• Location:                                    Oregon State, United States
• Capacity:                                    845 MW (338 GE turbines)
• Total project cost:                    Approximately US$ 2 billion
• Sumitomo Investment:           Approximately US$ 200 million
• Full commercial Operation:   2012 summer

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, please see the press release of Sumitomo Corporation of America.

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