Orders spiral for Vestas

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Wisconsin Power and Light (WPL) has bought 41 wind turbines from Denmark-based Vestas Wind Systems for construction of the Cedar Ridge Wind Farm in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin.

The wind farm, which will cover a 31.6km2 area in the towns of Eden and Empire, will contain the Vestas V82 turbine. Each one is able to produce 1.65 megawatts of electricity, which is enough to power 17,000 homes.

In May, the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin approved WPL’s application to build the farm at an expected cost of $180m, excluding AFUDC (Accumulated Funds Used During Construction). WPL is an Alliant Energy company.

Construction has been scheduled to start in August with the installation of turbine access roads, foundations and the substation. The wind farm is expected to be operating by the end of 2008.

Once completed, the Cedar Ridge Wind Farm will become Alliant Energy’s first fully owned and operated wind farm.

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