Vestas has received new order for 194 MW under EDF Renewable Energy master supply agreement in the U.S for multiple projects.
The order is a call-off on the master supply agreement (MSA) announced in September 2013 for multiple U.S. projects, the potential of which totals 1,174 MW, Vestas said. With today’s order, Vestas has secured 494 MW under this MSA.
Vestas will supply the V100-2.0 MW turbines for projects located in the Texas panhandle and will include a multi-year Active Output Management (AOM) 5000 service agreement for five years.
AOM 5000 is an energy-based availability guarantee that ensures the turbines are operational when the wind is blowing.
This service option includes the VestasOnline surveillance system that remotely controls and monitors the turbines and predicts potential wear-and-tear issues. This allows Vestas to plan maintenance so the turbines operate with the minimum amount of lost production.
The order supports EDF Renewable Energy’s near-term wind project  construction program in the Texas Panhandle, resulting in new local jobs, taxes and other forms of economic development, said Ryan Pfaff, executive vice president of EDF Renewable Energy.
The project is expected to be completed in the 4th quarter of 2015, with commissioning completed the same year. Vestas is also adding more workers at three of its Colorado factories – the blade factory in Windsor as well as the blade and nacelle factories in Brighton.