Vestas receives additional PacifiCorp order

Vestas, the Danish wind-technology manufacturer, has received an order for 228 megawatts of wind-generating turbines from PacifiCorp, a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Energy, for the 250-MW Ekola Flats wind project, located in Wyoming.

Ekola Flats is part of PacifiCorp’s Energy Vision 2020 initiative, a $3.1 billion investment to expand wind power via repowering existing projects, adding 1,150 MW of new wind resources by the end of 2020, and building a 140-mile transmission line segment in Wyoming to enable wind generation.

As part of Energy Vision 2020, Vestas and PacifiCorp last week announced 459 MW of wind-power turbines for the TB Flats I and II projects, and previously partnered on repowering the Marengo and Marengo II wind projects in Washington, upgrading the site’s existing turbines.

Vestas manufactures turbine blades in Windsor, nacelles in Brighton and towers in Pueblo.

The order includes supply and commissioning of the turbines as well as a 12-year Active Output Management 4000 service agreement, designed to ensure optimized performance of the project. Turbine delivery is expected to begin in the second quarter of 2020, with commissioning scheduled for the third quarter of 2020.

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