Under the contract with First Wind, Vestas will supply 48 of its V112 3MW turbines for the project that will be located in Aroostook County.
Vestas plans to deliver the turbines in the second quarter of 2015, with commissioning anticipated by the fourth quarter of the year.
The order, which includes a 10-year service agreement for the installed turbines, is part of a master supply agreement announced in December 2013 between Vestas and First Wind for several projects, totalling 718MW, in the US.
Vestas has now secured 298MW under the agreement with the Oakfield order.
First Wind CEO Paul Gaynor said, "The Vestas turbines at our Bull Hill project in Maine and the Palouse project in Washington State have performed well and we expect the Oakfield project to enjoy similar success."
Vestas sales and service division president in the US and Canada Chris Brown said this is the fourth project Vestas and First Wind are carrying out together and the second in Maine.
"The first project in Maine has achieved 99 per cent availability since it was commissioned in 2012, a testament to the performance of our technology and service capabilities that customers expect from Vestas," Brown added.
In the same announcement, Vestas said its Colorado factories are expected to be involved in the manufacturing for the Oakfield project.
The Danish wind turbines manufacturer plans to hire more workers for three of its Colorado plants, which include the blade factory in Windsor as well as the blade and nacelle factories in Brighton.
Image: The order is part of a master supply agreement announced in December 2013 between Vestas and First Wind for several US projects. Photo: Courtesy of xedos4/ FreeDigitalPhotos.net.
