Vestas 15th North American order of 2010

Wind-turbine manufacturer Vestas said Tuesday its Colorado plants will manufacture most of a new, 55-turbine order for a wind farm in British Columbia, Canada.

The 55 turbines, model V100-1.8 megawatt, will be capable of generating about 99 megawatts, Vestas said.

It’s the company’s fourth North American contract announced this month and the 15th this year.

Terms were not disclosed, nor the identity of the buyer, but Vestas said the contract includes delivery, commissioning and a 10-year service and maintenance agreement. Delivery is scheduled for mid-2012 and commissioning expected in late 2012.

“As Canada’s leading supplier of wind turbines, we are happy to continue to help provide more clean power to a province that strongly supports renewable energy,” said Martha Wyrsch, president of Portland, Ore.-based Vestas Americas, in a statement.

Vestas said its manufacturing plants in Colorado will make the main components of the turbines for this order. The blades will be made in Windsor, towers in Pueblo and nacelles assembled in Brighton. Vestas has about 1,500 manufacturing employees in Colorado.

Vestas said six North American customers have ordered V100-1.8 megawatt turbines in the last six months. Tuesday’s order is the fifth announced for wind projects in Canada in 2010.

Collectively, Vestas’ 15 contracts total 1,883 megawatts and involve four different turbine types.

Vestas Americas is the U.S. division of Randers, Denmark-based Vestas Wind Systems.

Denver Business Journal