Energy, Utilities & Water  April 29, 2015

Vestas wins 78-megawatt turbine order for Minnesota wind farm

Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas Wind Systems A/S, which has plants in Windsor and Brighton, has received a 78-megawatt turbine order for a wind project in Minnesota, the company announced late Tuesday.

The order from Sempra U.S. Gas & Power is for 39 units of Vestas’ V110-2.0 MW turbine, to be deployed in the Black Oak Getty wind farm in Stearns County. The area in central Minnesota receives an average wind speed of 16 miles per hour.

The contract includes delivery, installation and commissioning of the wind turbines, as well as a five-year service agreement, Vestas said. Delivery is expected to take…

With BizWest since 2012 and in Colorado since 1979, Dallas worked at the Longmont Times-Call, Colorado Springs Gazette, Denver Post and Public News Service. A Missouri native and Mizzou School of Journalism grad, Dallas started as a sports writer and outdoor columnist at the St. Charles (Mo.) Banner-News, then went to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch before fleeing the heat and humidity for the Rockies. He especially loves covering our mountain communities.

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