80 MW wind project in US enters commercial operation

EDF Renewables North America has announced that the 80 megawatt Copenhagen wind project is fully operational and delivering electricity. Consisting of 40 wind turbines manufactured by Vestas Wind Systems A/S, the project benefits from a 15-year Power Purchase Agreement with Narragansett Electric Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of National Grid.

Located in Lewis and Jefferson counties in upstate New York, Copenhagen Wind supported approximately 200 jobs during the construction phase and invested US$15 million in supplies, equipment, utilities and fuel sourced from local businesses. In addition to the annual US$700,000 property taxes to be paid locally, the project has entered a US$430,000 Host Community Agreement with the Town of Denmark, as well as another US$60,000 Cultural Mitigation Agreement.

EDF Renewables Asset Optimization will perform asset management services to increase project operational performance as well as balance-of-plant, and 24/7/365 remote monitoring and diagnostics from San Diego-based Operations Control Center (OCC) to increase equipment availability and reduce downtime.

The expected electricity generated at full capacity is enough to meet the consumption of up to 35,000 average homes. This is equivalent to avoiding more than 177,000 metric tons of CO₂ emissions annually, which represents the greenhouse gas emissions from 37,500 passenger vehicles driven over the course of one year.