August 22, 2008

Vestas to build wind turbine factory in Colorado

Vestas Wind Systems announced that it intent to build the world's largest wind turbine tower factory in Colorado. The announcement came though its first quarter financial report, posted on its Web site.

Vestas’s company officials, however would not discuss whether the plant will join its current facility in Windsor in the Great Western Industrial Park.

Mr Craig Cox executive director of Interwest Energy Alliance in Denver, which represents Vestas along with other wind companies, said that Vestas remains tight lipped about the actual location of the plant. He said they are possibly waiting until the annual wind conference next month in Houston to add the final location to its announcement.

Cox said Gov Bill Ritter's leadership in the push for more renewable energy in the state continues to make Colorado the leader in wind power. He said that "It shows that they must be pleased with the plant and the reception they've gotten in Windsor.”