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Siemens Energy has been awarded six new wind turbine orders in North America, totaling
more than 565 megawatts (MW). Of the approximately 250 turbines every fourth unit is
destined for Ontario, with the remainder to be installed in the US, in California, Oklahoma,
Washington and Wyoming. Together, these onshore wind farms have the potential to
provide clean power to approximately 170,000 North American homes. The total order value
is more than EUR600 million.
“These orders prove that the wind industry’s fundamentals are still strong, even in times of an
economic downturn,” stated Wolfgang Dehen, CEO of Siemens Energy. “The continuing support
for renewable energy from the administrations in the U.S. and Canada is having a positive effect
on wind project development.”
Since Siemens entered the wind market in 2004, the company has become the third largest wind
turbine supplier to the North American market. To better serve the world’s leading wind power
market, Siemens is investing in new manufacturing facilities in the U.S., creating new green collar
jobs in North America. Today, Siemens employs roughly 900 highly skilled workers in its North
American wind power business - a number that is expected to grow.
In September, Siemens broke ground on its new wind turbine assembly facility in Hutchinson,
Kansas, to better meet the increasing demand for clean energy in the Americas. The 300,000-
square-foot wind turbine nacelle facility is scheduled to become operational in fall 2010 and will
employ approximately 400 green-collar employees. The plant’s annual planned output will be
approximately 650 nacelles – or 1,500 megawatts. Siemens also recently opened, and
subsequently expanded, its blade manufacturing facilities in Fort Madison, Iowa.
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Siemens AG Media Relations: Alfons Benzinger
Corporate Communications and Government Affairs Phone: +49 9131 18-7034
Wittelsbacherplatz 2, 80333 Munich E-mail: alfons.benzinger@siemens.com
Germany Siemens AG
Energy Sector – Division Renewable Energy
Reference Number: ERE200910.012e fp Freyeslebenstr. 1, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
Wind power is one of the biggest contributors to the company’s environmental portfolio. In 2008,
revenue from products and solutions of Siemens’ environmental portfolio was nearly EUR19 billion,
which is equivalent to around a quarter of Siemens’ total revenue, making Siemens the largest
provider of environmentally friendly technology.
The Siemens Energy Sector is the world’s leading supplier of a complete spectrum of products, services and solutions
for the generation, transmission and distribution of power and for the extraction, conversion and transport of oil and gas.
In fiscal 2008 (ended September 30), the Energy Sector had revenues of approximately EUR22.6 billion and received
new orders totaling approximately EUR33.4 billion and posted a profit of EUR1.4 billion. On September 30, 2008, the
Energy Sector had a work force of approximately 83,500. Further information is available at: www.siemens.com/energy.
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Siemens AG Media Relations: Alfons Benzinger
Corporate Communications and Government Affairs Phone: +49 9131 18-7034
Wittelsbacherplatz 2, 80333 Munich E-mail: alfons.benzinger@siemens.com
Germany Siemens AG
Energy Sector – Division Renewable Energy
Reference Number: ERE200910.012e fp Freyeslebenstr. 1, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
Project name: Windy Flats Extension wind power project
Customer: Cannon Northwest Wind Partners, LLC, affiliate of Cannon
Power Corp.
# of wind turbines: 26 SWT-2.3-93 wind turbines
Total expected MW output: 59.8 MW
Location: Near Goldendale, Washington State
Commissioning: End of 2009
Scope of supply: Transportation, erection and commissioning of the wind
turbines; 2-year service and maintenance agreement
Other: Financing will be provided by Siemens Financial Services,
Inc. Siemens received an order for 130 SWT-2.3-93 wind
turbines for the Windy Point wind farm in 2008, which was
later split into 42 units for the Windy Point wind farm
(renamed Tuolumne) and 88 units for the Windy Flats wind
farm.
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Siemens AG Media Relations: Alfons Benzinger
Corporate Communications and Government Affairs Phone: +49 9131 18-7034
Wittelsbacherplatz 2, 80333 Munich E-mail: alfons.benzinger@siemens.com
Germany Siemens AG
Energy Sector – Division Renewable Energy
Reference Number: ERE200910.012e fp Freyeslebenstr. 1, 91058 Erlangen, Germany