Among the nine 2010 projects, 351 newly installed turbines will produce clean energy that can power approximately 220,000 homes. The nine Suzlon projects are located in seven states, including Arizona, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota, Oregon and Washington.
They encompass community projects in Kansas and Minnesota, and the expansion of the first wind farm in Arizona. Nearly all projects feature Suzlon’s S88-2.1MW wind turbine that routinely has performed well.
Andris Cukurs, CEO of Suzlon Wind Energy, said: “We look forward to completing the many projects for Duke Energy, Iberdrola Renewables and others, while simultaneously funneling money back into rural economies and creating green jobs at each wind farm.
“Our construction and service teams are working fervently to install the turbines and get them online so they can begin generating clean power and providing a strong return for our customers’ investments, as well as tax revenues for local communities.”
Suzlon has approximately 1,750MW of wind turbine capacity installed in the US and expects to have 2,480MW by the end of the year.
