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Wind power remains one of the United States’ , in support of the current administration’s goals for 100% clean electricity by 2035 and a net zero economy by 2050.  (Aarhus, Denmark) is helping to drive this force, announcing six secured orders for U.S. wind project installations between June and August 2023 alone. 

These secured orders in the U.S. include:

• A 423-MW order featuring 4-MW platform wind turbines to power an undisclosed wind farm. Turbine delivery begins in 2024 with commissioning scheduled in 2025.
• a 189-MW to power one undisclosed project. The order consists of 45 V150-4.2 MW wind turbines. Turbine delivery is expected to begin in Q1 2024 with commissioning scheduled for the Q2 2024.
• A 59-MW order from renewable energy asset manager Greenbacker Capital Management to power the Moscow Wind project in Maine. The order consists of 14 V150-4.2 MW turbines. Turbine delivery begins in Q2 2024 with commissioning scheduled for the Q3 2024.
• A 139-MW order to repower a project owned by Vitol in Penn., U.S. The order consists of 68 V110-2.0 MW wind turbines delivered in a 2.05-MW operating mode, which will replace the site’s current Senvion MM92-2.05 MW wind turbines. Turbine delivery begins in Q2 2024 with commissioning scheduled for Q4 2024.

• A 288-MW order to power two undisclosed wind farms. The order consists of 30 V150-4.5 MW wind turbines and 34 V150-4.5 MW wind turbines for the two projects. Turbine delivery is expected to begin in Q2 2024 with commissioning scheduled for the Q3 2024.

Vestas reports that in the U.S. it has repowered more than 1 gigawatt (GW) of projects in the last five years across all major turbine brands.

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