EDF Energies Nouvelles is Commissioning a New 100.5 MW Wind Farm in the United States

EDF Energies Nouvelles is Commissioning a New 100.5 MW Wind Farm in the United States

As part of its expansion drive in the United States, EDF Energies Nouvelles (Paris:EEN), a major player in the North American renewable energies industry, is announcing the commissioning of its Wapsipinicon wind farm in Minnesota. This facility has 67 turbines each with 1.5 MW in capacity, representing a total of 100.5 MW.

This new wind farm, in which a minority shareholding will be owned by financial investors, was developed and built by enXco, the US subsidiary of EDF Energies Nouvelles. The electricity it generates has been sold under a 25-year contract to Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency, which serves the interests of all the municipally-owned utilities in southern Minnesota. The 67 turbines were supplied by US manufacturer GE Energy.

This facility is part of a complex with over 200 MW in capacity, the southern part of which (Grand Meadows) was built by enXco for third parties and then sold.
With the addition of the Wapsipinicon wind farm, the Group, which has been present in the United States since 2002, is strengthening its positions in the generation of green electricity in North America.

“The commissioning of the Wapsipinicon wind farm has increased our gross capacity in service to over 713 MW in the United States. It represents a market with tremendous potential in which we have been making gains year after year since the beginning of the decade” said David Corchia, Chief Executive Officer of EDF Energies Nouvelles.
About EDF Energies Nouvelles
With operations in nine European countries and in the United States, EDF Energies Nouvelles is a market leader in renewable energies. With a development focused on wind energy for several years and more recently on solar photovoltaic, now a second priority avenue of development, the Group is also present in other segments of the renewable energies market: small hydro, biomass, biofuel and biogas. In addition, the Group is expanding its presence in the distributed renewable energies sector in partnership with EDF.
EDF Energies Nouvelles is a 50 %-owned subsidiary of the EDF Group. Since November 2006, EDF Energies Nouvelles is listed in Euronext Paris, code "EEN", ISIN code: FR0010400143).
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Contacts EDF ENPress RelationsAurélia de LapeyrouseBrunswick+33 (0)1 53 96 83 72orMarilys DubernetCommunications Director+33 (0)1 40 90 23 70presse@edf-en.comorInvestor RelationsDorothée Hontebeyrie+33 (0)1 40 90 20 50dorothee.hontebeyrie@edf-en.comorDelphine Deshayes+33 (0)1 40 90 21 45delphine.deshayes@edf-en.com






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