Ørsted continues to expand its footprint in the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) via the acquisition and final investment decision of the 298 MW Haystack Wind project in Wayne County, Nebraska, US.
Situated adjacent to Ørsted's 230 MW Plum Creek wind farm, Haystack will utilise existing interconnection infrastructure in SPP North.
Haystack is expected to come online in Q42021, adding further diversity to Ørsted's portfolio of onshore wind, solar photovoltaics, and energy storage across Texas, the Midwest, and Southeast US.
On average, the project will contribute US$4 million per year in local taxes and landowner payments to the community and will employ 300 construction workers at its peak.
With the addition of Haystack Wind, Ørsted's onshore business has now reached 3 GW of capacity in operation and under construction.
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