Siemens Energy has secured an order for the 182-megawatt (MW) Panhandle 2 wind power project located in Carson County, Texas, northeast of Amarillo. The project, which will consist of 79 Siemens SWT-2.3-108 wind turbines, is being developed by Pattern Energy Group LLP. Component deliveries will start in March 2014 and commissioning of the turbines is scheduled for November 2014.
The deal also includes a service and maintenance agreement designed to help ensure the ongoing reliability of the project.
The 237 rotor blades with a length of 53 meters each will be manufactured at the Siemens wind turbine blade facility in Fort Madison, Iowa, and the 79 nacelles will be assembled here in Hutchinson.
This is the 8th such wind project for Siemens from Pattern Energy.