Vestas secures 370 MW turbine order for two wind farms in Minnesota and North Dakota
Vestas has received an order for two wind projects totaling 370 MW to repower the Pleasant Valley and Border Winds projects owned by Xcel Energy in the USA.
The order for the 213 MW Pleasant Valley project in Minnesota consists of 97 V110-2.0 MW wind turbines delivered in 2.2 MW operating mode, while the 156 MW Border Winds project, located in North Dakota, consists of 71 V110-2.0 MW wind turbines delivered in 2.2 MW operating mode, which will update the current V100-2.0 MW technology at both sites.
Both projects include the supply, delivery, and commissioning of the turbines, and Vestas will continue to service the turbines and provide an energy-based availability guarantee, designed to ensure optimized performance of the asset.
Turbine delivery for both projects will begin in Q2 of 2025 with commissioning scheduled for completion in Q4 of 2025.
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