Vestas has received a 65 MW order from Green Mountain Power for 21 V112-3.0 MW wind turbines for the Kingdom Community Wind project near Lowell, Vermont. This is the first order for V112-3.0 MW turbines in North America.
The contract includes delivery and commissioning, and a 15-year service and maintenance agreement. Delivery is scheduled for mid- 2012 and commissioning is expected by the end of 2012.
“The V112-3.0 MW turbine features our latest technologies and is designed for wind speeds such as those found in this particular area,” said Martha Wyrsch, President of Vestas-American Wind Technology, Inc. “Because of its large swept area, the turbine delivers high productivity. It’s designed for improved rotor efficiency, reliability and serviceability. We look forward to working with our new customer, Green Mountain Power, to install the first Vestas turbines in Vermont.”
The V112-3.0 MW includes a new blade profile, nacelle design and cooling-system to maximize electricity generation. It also features GridStreamer™ technology that provides high, stable plant output that complies with most stringent grid requirements worldwide.
This order will become the first manufacturing project for Vestas’ blade factory in Brighton, Colorado, which will focus on building 55-meter blades for the V112-3.0 MW. Vestas’ newest manufacturing facility is expected to begin blade production in late 2011. Vestas has three other Colorado factories — a facility in Windsor that produces 44- and 49-meter blades, a tower factory in Pueblo and a nacelle-assembly factory in Brighton.
This order is in addition to the 1 GW worth of announced sales of the V112-3.0 MW worldwide since Vestas released the product for sale in 2010.
For the Kingdom Community Wind project, the service agreement includes Vestas’ Active Output Management (AOM) 4000 maintenance program. The AOM 4000 program includes all planned and unplanned maintenance services along with continuous remote monitoring and surveillance of the project via the VestasOnline® SCADA system.
Once finished, the Kingdom Community Wind project will provide enough electricity to power more than 24,000 Vermont homes. It also will create jobs in construction and turbine maintenance.