Outland Energy awarded service contract of 100MW wind project

Consumers Energy has selected Outland Energy Services for a service contract to provide construction, commissioning-period support, operations, maintenance, and remote monitoring services at the 100.8MW Lake Winds Energy Project in US.

The Lake Winds Energy Project located in the Mason County, Michigan, uses 56 units of Vestas turbines V100, each with an energy generating capacity of 1.8 MW.

Consumers Energy hydro and renewable generation manager Bill Schoenlein said, "Consumers conducted an exhaustive evaluation of service providers and engaged Outland because of its solid reputation for providing safe, high-quality services, and its willingness to customize its offerings to meet our needs."

Outland president and CEO Steve Scott said, "Outland’s collaboration with Consumers Energy is an example of how Outland can provide an asset owner with the best possible value for commissioning, operations, maintenance, and remote monitoring from the very start of a project’s life."

Outland business development manager Don Gibson said the company would ensure that the turbines achieve the highest energy-based availability possible.

"With experience providing services for more than 1,350 MW of operating wind assets, Outland is confident in our ability to optimize the performance of Consumers’ Lake Winds Energy Project," Gibson added.

US-based Consumers Energy is an electric and natural gas utility.

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