A further 24 MW of Vestas V90- 3 MW turbines are heading for the for a project in the Tehachapi Pass area in Southern California.
The order has been placed by Alite Wind, part of the Allco Wind Energy group based in Australia.
The 24 MW project is the first phase of the Alta Wind Energy Center under development by a joint venture between Allco and Oak Creek Energy Systems.
Southern California Edison (SCE) has signed a deal for the development and power offtake of 1,500 MW of new wind power projects in the Tehachapi area of California.
Vestas will supply and commission the wind turbines, as well as provide maintenance and service for a five-year period. Shipment of the first turbines will begin in the third quarter of 2007, and the wind farm will be operational in October this year.