Xcel Energy selects Outland Energy for maintenance services

Outland Energy Services has been awarded a long term operations and maintenance services contract by Xcel Energy for three of its wind farms in US, until 2017.

Xcel Energy has contracted Outland Energy to provide services for three farms located in the states of Minnesota and Colorado producing 328MW of renewable energy.

Outland Energy vice president and general counsel Cam Winton said the company appreciates the confidence that Xcel has shown in the company by awarding it a contract that lasts until 2017.

"Outland looks forward to providing safe, high-quality services as we optimize the performance of Xcel’s wind farms," Winton added.

Outland Energy president and CEO Steve Scott said, "I’m especially proud of our technicians who have performed exceptionally well at Xcel’s Grand Meadow location over the past 20 months."

The company will provide full time operations and maintenance services for two wind farms in Minnesota the 201MW Nobles wind farm located in Nobles County and the 100.5 MW Grand Meadow wind farm in Mower County, Minnesota.

Both the wind farms are using GE wind turbines each with a capacity of producing 1.5MW of clean energy.

The company will also provide full-time services for the 26.5MW Ponnequin site which uses both Vestas 660kW and NEG-Micon 750kW wind turbines in Colorado.

Xcel Energy is a US-based electricity and natural gas company.

Outland Energy Services is an independent service provider in the wind energy industry and the company provides a full range of wind turbine operations and maintenance services.