Vestas wins 78MW deal in United States

UNITED STATES: Vestas has been awarded an unconditional order for a 78MW project in the US from Sempra Gas and Power.

29 April 2015

The project will use Vestas' V110 2MW turbine

The contract is for 38 V110 2MW low wind turbines to go to the Black Oak Getty wind project in Stearns County, Minnesota. According to Vestas the project will be commissioned in Q2 2016.

The deal includes a 20-year-year service agreement.

In a statement, Vestas US president Chris Brown said: "The workhorse V110-2.0 MW turbine that has been selected for the Black Oak Getty wind farm has a strong track record of performance and reliability."

According to “uåX˜äŠÊ˜·³Ç's data division, “uåX˜äŠÊ˜·³Ç Intelligence, Vestas is also set to supply V110 turbines for the 82MW Odell project in Minnesota.

Previous Sempra turbine suppliers have included GE and Siemens.