Vestas receives order for V90-3.0 MW wind turbines in the US
Portland, Oregon, United States March 6, 2007

Vestas has received an order for a total of 24 MW of the V90-3.0 MW wind turbine for a project in the windswept Tehachapi Pass area in Southern California. The order has been placed by Alite Wind, LLC. Alite Wind, LLC is part of the Allco Wind Energy group and is 100 per cent owned by Allco Finance Group Limited (“Allco”) (ASX: AFG), based in Sydney Australia.

The 24 MW project is the first phase of the Alta Wind Energy Center that is under development in the Tehachapi (California) wind resource area by Alta Innovative Power Company, LLC, a joint venture between Allco Wind Energy and Oak Creek Energy Systems, Inc. for the development, construction and operation of the wind farms.

In December 2006, Allco Wind Energy, through Alta Windpower Development LLC, a subsidiary of Allco, announced the signing of an agreement with Southern California Edison (SCE) for the development and power offtake of 1,500 MW of new wind power projects to be built in the Tehachapi area of California.

The project represents the first US project between the parties and will be the largest “behind the meter” wind project in the USA. When completed, the project will directly supply power for the adjacent California Portland Cement plant in Mojave, 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.

“We are very pleased to be awarded this contract for V90 wind turbines from Allco Wind Energy. This order substantiates the belief in the Vestas 3 MW program as part of the planned aggressive growth in the proven wind resource of the Tehachapi Pass area,” says Jens Søby, President of Vestas Americas A/S and continues, “At the same time, I am also very pleased to note that Allco and Vestas have been able to utilize the companies’ global presences to effectively extend the excellent relationship from Australia across the Pacific.”

Source: Vestas