Vestas has received an order for 216 MW of V100-2.0 MW turbine components – excluding towers – from PacifiCorp, a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Energy, to repower two wind projects in Washington state.
The Marengo wind project was commissioned in 2007, and the Marengo II wind project was commissioned in 2008. PacifiCorp is now repowering the projects’ existing V80-1.8 MW turbines.
“Repowering is key component of our plans to cost-effectively expand the amount of renewable energy serving customers,” comments Stefan Bird, president and CEO of Pacific Power, the division of PacifiCorp that serves customers in Oregon, Washington and California. “Vestas remains a valued partner as the company accelerates our transition to a clean energy future.”
The order includes supply and commissioning of the turbines, as well as a multiyear service agreement, designed to ensure optimized performance of the project. Turbine delivery will begin in the second quarter of 2019.
“Repowering existing projects with updated Vestas technologies allows our partners to unlock even more value and performance from their existing assets,” notes Chris Brown, president of Vestas’ sales and service division in the U.S. and Canada. “As wind technology continues to advance at a rapid pace, repowering enables Vestas and our customers to update existing projects with the latest technology to unlock even more energy production and dramatically lower operating costs, extending the lifetime benefits of these projects.”
