Gulf Wind Farm on the southern Texas coast was dismissed in federal court, clearing the way for the San Francisco-based investment fund to bring its 118-turbine facility online later this year.

“The winds of South Texas are one of the largest and most attractive renewable energy resources in the country, representing a tremendous clean and never-ending power supply,” said John Calaway, chief development officer for North America.

“Our Gulf Wind Farm will provide critical power when it is needed most because the coastal winds in South Texas blow the hardest at the same time our state’s demand for electricity peaks.”

Gulf Wind Farm sits on property owned by the Kenedy Memorial Foundation, a nonprofit organization that will support regional charities with the royalties. Some 118 turbines will have a total output capacity of 283 megawatts. Gulf Wind Farm enough to power 80,000 homes, though a lack of transmission infrastructure rarely allows wind farms to operate at capacity.

“Our intention has always been to deliver the benefits of renewable energy while minimizing any impact to the environment,” said Hunter Armistead, head of Babcock & Brown’s North American energy group. “We believe (this wind farm) will be used as a model for future wind farms around the country.”

The firm has offices in Houston, Austin and Dallas, and operates 20 wind farms in nine U.S. states. Babcock & Brown’s installed capacity of 1,600 MW is enough to power 400,000 homes.