Vestas receives 99 MW order for the USA
Vestas will supply 33 V90-3.0 MW wind turbines to New Hampshire, USA, after
receiving an order from Granite Reliable Power Windpark. The 99-MW project is
majority-owned by Noble Environmental Power.
The turbines will be delivered in the first half of 2011, with project
commissioning expected in the second half of 2011. The Granite Reliable Power
Windpark, currently under development in Coos County, is the second - and
largest - commercial-scale wind power plant in the state.
“This is a tremendous opportunity for Vestas to tap into New England's
clean-energy potential,” says Martha Wyrsch, President of Vestas Americas. “The
Granite Reliable project demonstrates that wind power is becoming an important
part of America's generating capacity.”
The order also includes a two-year service and maintenance agreement.
“We are pleased to move forward with the Granite Reliable Power Windpark using
the V90-3.0 MW turbines,” says Walter Howard, CEO of Noble Environmental Power.
“The turbines, which will be the largest-capacity units in Noble's fleet, will
maximise the project's wind resource, providing clean, reliable electricity and
economic growth opportunities for New England.”
Headquartered in Essex, Connecticut, Noble has 726 MW of wind power plants
currently in operation in New York and Texas. It also has 1,900 MW of wind power
projects in development across the USA.
This is Vestas' second major project in New England, USA. Vestas supplied 22
V90-3.0 MW turbines for the Kibby I project in Maine that went online in October
2009, and is currently installing an additional 22 V90-3.0 MW units for Kibby
II. Commissioning is expected in the first half of 2010.
The above order does not affect Vestas' expectations for 2010, cf. company
announcement No. 3/2010 of 10 February 2010.
Contact details:
Vestas Americas, USA
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
