Vestas wnd

The contract is part of the master supply agreement (MSA) announced in September 2013 for multiple US projects, the potential of which totals 1,174MW.

Under the contract, Vestas will supply V100-2.0 MW for projects located in the Texas panhandle. It also includes a service agreement for five years.

Vestas said that the deliveries are expected to be completed in the final quarter of 2015 with commissioning slated to complete in the same year.

Vestas president for sales and service in the US and Canada Chris Brown said, "Vestas values the close collaboration we have with EDF Renewable Energy.

"This order is a strong vote of confidence from one of the most experienced wind energy developers in the country and we look forward to continuing to deliver projects under the MSA the two companies announced an expansion of in September 2013."

Vestas said that it is adding more workers at three of its Colorado factories to meet customer demand with new hires at the blade factory in Windsor along with the blade and nacelle factories in Brighton.


Image: Vestas secures 195MW order in US. Photo: courtesy of dan / FreeDigitalPhotos.net.