Aarhus, Denmark, 2015-09-11 20:39 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vestas has received a firm and unconditional order for 100 V100-2.0 MW turbines in North Dakota, USA, with a total capacity of 200 MW (ref. company announcement No. 40/2015 of 9 July 2015). Additional information about the project: Customer: Xcel Energy Inc. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Project name: Courtenay -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Location/Country North Dakota, USA : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of MW: 200 MW -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of 100 x V100-2.0 MW turbines turbines/turbin e type(s): -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contract type: Supply-only -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contract scope: The contract includes supply and commissioning of the wind turbines, as well as a three-year Active Output Management 4000 service agreement. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Time of Delivery of the wind turbines is expected to begin in third delivery: quarter of 2016, with commissioning planned for fourth quarter of 2016. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total year-to-date announced order intake in MW: 5,506 MW (see overview at vestas.com/investor). Contact details Vestas Wind Systems A/S, Denmark Hans Martin Smith, Senior Vice President, Investor Relations Tel: +45 9730 8209 Vestas-American Wind Technology Chris Brown, President For more information, or to arrange an interview with Chris Brown, please contact: Michael Zarin, Head of External Communications Tel: +45 4084 1526 A news release from Vestas-American Wind Technology regarding the above-mentioned order will also be published on vestas.com under “Company News”.