EDF Copenhagen Wind Project fully operational

EDF Renewables North America announced Monday that the firm’s 80 megawatt (MW) Copenhagen Wind Project in New York is now fully operational and delivering electricity.

“We are pleased to join the ranks of leaders in New York wind and support the State’s renewable energy target of 50 percent renewables by 2030,” Jacob Susman, vice president, Head of Origination at EDF Renewables, said. “Through Copenhagen Wind, which was developed under a model of true local partnership, we also cemented a long-term relationship with National Grid to supply affordable, reliable wind power to its Rhode Island customers.”

Susman said the project serves as an example of wind power providing an economic boost in the Wind Belt and on the coasts through the creation of local jobs, tax revenue, and recurring landowner lease payments.

The Copenhagen Wind Project is comprised of 40 wind turbines manufactured by Vestas Wind Systems A/S and benefits from a 15-year Power Purchase Agreement with Narragansett Electric Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of National Grid.

The expected electricity generated at full capacity is enough to meet the consumption of up to 35,000 average homes, which is equivalent to avoiding more than 177,000 metric tons of CO₂ emissions annually.