GE Energy has received a contract of more than US$ 350 million to supply 167 of its 1.5MW wind turbines to Third Planet Windpower, LLC (TPW), a developer of wind projects throughout the USA.
The new machines will be used in one or more new wind farms TPW is developing in Texas, New Mexico, Nebraska and Wyoming that will be ready for turbines in 2009. The machines will be manufactured at GE's facilities in Greenville, S.C. with shipments beginning in May of 2009. TPW was established in 2006 to develop, acquire, own and operate a diversified portfolio of wind generation assets. The company has 20 projects under development, comprising more than 7,500MW.
