Ørsted completes 298 MW onshore wind farm in USA

Ørsted has completed its 298 MW Haystack Wind project in the USA. It consists of 5 MW Siemens Gamesa wind turbines.

Located in Wayne County, Nebraska, the onshore wind farm utilizes existing interconnection infrastructure in Southwest Power Pool (SPP) North from Ørsted's 230 MW onshore wind farm Plum Creek Wind, which is placed close by. The wind farm is contracted by power purchase agreements with Hormel Foods, Target, and PepsiCo.

Haystack Wind becomes Ørsted’s second operating project in Nebraska and its third operating project in the SPP market. Together with Willow Creek and Plum Creek wind farms, the total generating capacity of the three projects is equivalent to 631 MW, enough to power 200,000 US homes.