Vestas has confirmed that it will be supplying 150 MW worth of wind turbines to the Salt Fork wind power plant in Texas. EDF Renewable Energy placed the order for 75 of Vestas’ V100-2.0 MW
turbines to go towards the Salt Fork wind power plant, located in the
Donley and Gray Counties of Texas.
The news came only a few days after EDF Renewable Energy completed
the acquisition of the Salt Fork development from Cielo Wind Power,
which has the potential to grow up to 200 MW in total. The acquisition
was the result of 18 months negotiation between EDF and Cielo, and
included a Power Purchase Agreement with Garland Power & Light.
“We are pleased to expand our relationship with Garland Power &
Light to include the Salt Fork Wind Project, building upon the Spinning
Spur 3 Wind Project, which is presently under construction and expected
to be completed later this year,” said Ryan Pfaff,
Executive Vice President at EDF Renewable Energy. “The diligent
collaboration between Cielo and EDF Renewable Energy demonstrates the
value of long-term relationships; Salt Fork represents the third wind
project we have successfully acquired from Cielo in late-stage
development.”
Located in the Texas Panhandle approximately 45 miles east of
Amarillo, the development is set to spread over 16,700 acres, is
expected to begin operations towards the end of 2016, and brings EDF
Renewable Energy’s current Texas portfolio up to 1.2 GW. The project also marks the first turbine supply agreement between
Vestas and EDF under their newest master supply contract, after the
successful closing last year of the previous gigawatt-level agreement.
“We are pleased to have placed our first 2016 US wind turbine order
with Vestas, building upon the strong relationship forged between our
two companies over the past three years, through more than 1,000 MW of
joint business,” said Ryan Pfaff. “We look forward to working with the
Vestas team to make the Salt Fork Wind Project a success.”
“After closing the books last December on a master agreement that
totaled almost 1,100 MW of capacity, we are very happy to kick off our
next gigawatt-scale master agreement with EDF RE,” said Chris Brown,
President of Vestas’ sales and service division in the United States
and Canada. “Our workhorse 2 MW platform combines a long, dependable
track record with competitive economic performance. We’re pleased that
EDF RE has selected it for this project.”
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