GE Renewable Energy has won a 265MW US onshore wind turbine order for Allete Clean Energy’s Caddo Wind farm in Oklahoma.
Located in Caddo County the wind farm will use GE’s 2.8-127 turbines.
Construction on the project has begun, with commissioning expected in 2021.
The agreement also provides for a 15-year full-service agreement.
GE Renewable Energy’s chief executive for onshore wind Americas Tim White said: “GE Renewable Energy is proud to continue our relationship with Allete Clean Energy by working together on the Caddo wind farm.
“Our 2MW platform leverages proven, reliable technology and is ideally suited for this part of the country at a time when the world needs access to clean, affordable energy.”
Caddo is the fourth wind farm GE Renewable Energy and Allete Clean Energy, a subsidiary of ALLETE have built together in the United States
Upon completion they will have a combined installed base of more than 750MW.
Allete Clean Energy’s president Al Rudeck Jr said: “We are pleased to once again partner with GE Renewable to bring more renewable energy to our nation’s grid and help our customers meet their sustainability goals.
The 300MW Caddo site will double Allete Clean Energy’s capacity to serve the accelerating corporate demand for clean energy, and is fully contracted for the first 12 years with three investment-grade Fortune 500 customers.”
McDonalds has agreed a 200MW PPA with Caddo Wind.
GE Renewable Energy has booked more than 2.5 GW of orders for onshore wind turbines in the United States through the first half of 2020.
It was recognized by the American Wind Energy Association as the top manufacturers of wind turbines in the US in 2019, capturing 45% of new capacity additions as well as 46% of projects under construction or in advanced development of the total onshore wind installed nationwide.