Major order for a V82-1.65 MW wind turbine project in upstate New York, USA

The Vestas Group has received an order for 120 units of the V82-1.65 MW wind turbine for the Maple Ridge Wind Farm, formerly known as the Flat Rock Wind Power project, to be located in upstate New York, USA. The wind power plant is being co-developed by Zilkha Renewable Energy, headquartered in Houston, Texas, and PPM Energy, Inc., a Portland, Oregon-based unit of ScottishPower. The Goldman Sachs Group recently announced plans to acquire Zilkha Renewable Energy, subject to regulatory approvals.
Shipment of the turbines to the 198 MW wind power plant will begin in the summer of 2005.
Vestas will supply, install and commission the wind turbines. The order also includes a fiveyear service and maintenance contract. Commissioning of the wind power plant is scheduled for December 2005.
The power output from the plant can be sold into the New York power pool, and the green energy certificates have been sold to the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA). In February, NYSERDA announced that the Maple Ridge project was the largest of five renewable energy generators selected for the first phase of the New York State’s Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) Program.
“With the newly adopted Renewable Portfolio Standard, New York has created the basis for a continued strong development of wind power,” says Svend Sigaard, President and CEO of Vestas Wind Systems A/S and continues: “We are proud once again to be working with PPM Energy, Inc. and Zilkha Renewable Energy to build the Maple Ridge project in New York.”
The above order does not affect the Vestas Group’s expectations for 2005, cf. Stock exchange announcement No. 08/2005 of 30 March 2005.
Any questions may be addressed to the Executive Management at Vestas Wind Systems A/S, telephone +45 9730 0000.