Vestas receives 145 MW order for the USA
Vestas received an order from We Energies for 81 V90-1.8 MW wind turbines for
the Glacier Hills Wind Park in Wisconsin, USA.
The turbines will be delivered in early 2011, with commissioning for the
145-megawatt project expected by the end of 2011. The order also includes a
two-year service and maintenance agreement.
“We are pleased to continue to strengthen the relationship with We Energies and
look forward to being part of this project,” says Martha Wyrsch, President of
Vestas Americas. “We Energies has selected an excellent turbine, and we will
work closely with them to make this project a great success.”
Vestas began its partnership with We Energies in 1999, supplying the utility its
first wind turbines in Byron, Wisconsin. In 2007, Vestas delivered 88 V82-1.65
MW turbines for the Blue Sky Green Field project that went online in 2008.
“Our experience with the Vestas V82 turbine at our Blue Sky Green Field project
has surpassed projections,” says Rick Kuester, Executive Vice President of
Wisconsin Energy Corporation, the parent company of We Energies. “The Vestas
V90-1.8 delivers the lowest overall cost for customers and is a good fit with
the wind resource at the site.”
Headquartered in Milwaukee, We Energies serves more than 1.1 million consumers
in Wisconsin and Michigan with electricity.
The above order does not affect Vestas' expectations for 2010, cf. company
announcement No. 3/2010 of 10 February 2010.
Contact details:
Vestas Americas
Martha Wyrsch, President
Telephone + 1 503 327 7479
Vestas Wind Systems A/S, Denmark
Peter W Kruse, Senior Vice President, Group Communications
Telephone +45 9730 0000
