Property, Plant and Equipment

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, Plant and Equipment

The following presents the categories within property, plant and equipment (in thousands):

	June 30,			December 31,
	2017			2016
Operating wind farms	$	4,346,605		$	3,707,823
Furniture, fixtures and equipment	10,947			9,307
Land	141			141
Subtotal	4,357,693			3,717,271
Less: accumulated depreciation	(675,424		)	(582,109		)
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	3,682,269		$	3,135,162

The Company recorded depreciation expense related to property, plant and equipment of $47.5 million and $90.5 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, respectively, and recorded $43.0 million and $85.7 million for the same periods in the prior year.