The orders require Vestas to deliver 75 V110 2MW turbines for the 150MW Slate Creek project in Kansas and 150 V100 2MW turbines for the 300MW Roosevelt development in New Mexico.
Vestas expects to deliver turbines for the Slate Creek project in the third quarter of 2015 while shipments to Roosevelt are scheduled in the second quarter of the same year.
Both the projects are anticipated to start operations in the fourth quarter of 2015.
Vestas plans to use its factories in Colorado to manufacture the nacelles, blades and towers for both projects, which include three-year service agreements.
The deals are call-offs on the MSA unveiled in September 2013 for various US projects, totalling 1174MW.
With the new orders, Vestas has now secured 944MW under the agreement.
Vestas sales and service division president in the US and Canada Chris Brown said Slate Creek will be the company’s first V110 2MW project with EDF RE and Roosevelt will be the largest wind park in New Mexico.
"The U.S. market is highly competitive and driven by cost of energy, and we are pleased that EDF Renewable Energy has such confidence in the Vestas 2.0 MW platform, especially for projects of these magnitudes," Brown added.
EDF Renewable Energy executive vice president Ryan Pfaff said, "Both the 300 MW Roosevelt and 150 MW Slate Creek wind projects have long-term power purchase agreements in place with creditworthy counterparties, and we look forward to creating new American jobs in New Mexico, Kansas and elsewhere through the construction and long-term operation of the projects."
Image: Vestas will deliver 75 V110 2MW turbines for the 150MW Slate Creek scheme in Kansas and 150 V100 2MW turbines for the 300MW Roosevelt facility in New Mexico. Photo: Courtesy of pakorn/FreeDigitalPhotos.net.
