The order is the final call-off on the 610MW master supply agreement (MSA) signed by Vestas with RES Americas for multiple US projects in September 2013.
Vestas the US and Canada sales and service division president Chris Brown said, "Vestas’ track record and technology means we can offer our customers a strong business case for their wind power plants, and this order further confirms RES Americas’ confidence in Vestas and the investment certainty we can offer."
Vestas, with the recent order, has secured 350MW directly with RES Americas while the remaining 260MW from other parties that purchased the RES Americas projects before placing a firm and unconditional order with Vestas.
The contract also includes a three-year active output management (AOM) 5000 service agreement to ensure the turbines are operational when the wind is blowing.
RES Americas chief development officer Rob Morgan said Pleasant Valley will deploy efficient, cutting edge technology to generate carbon-free electricity as well as provides cost savings to Xcel Energy’s customers in south-eastern Minnesota.
"We are committed to delivering competitively priced renewable energy, and the technological advances made by leading companies like Vestas, is essential to the wind industry’s ability to continue driving down costs while increasing clean energy production," Morgan added.
Equipped with the V100-2.0 MW turbine, Pleasant Valley features an improved drive train and is capable of generating approximately 13% more annual energy production (AEP) than the V90-1.8 MW at medium wind speeds.
Image: Vestas to supply wind turbines for wind project in US. Photo: courtesy of dan/Freedigitalphotos.net.
