Falmouth V-82 Wind Turbines Could Need $325,000.00 Each In Repair

Wisconsin Power and Light (WP&L) had to replace main-shaft bearings in Vestas V-82 wind turbines at the Bent Tree Wind Farm, located in Freeborn County, Minnesota.

Wisconsin Power and Light (WPL), an Alliant Energy company, had purchased wind turbines from Vestas Wind Systems for construction of the Cedar Ridge Wind Farm. The project will cover an area in the townships of Eden and Empire in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin.

Each Vestas V82 turbine is capable of producing 1.65 megawatts.

To-date, (2015) bearings on seven of the wind turbines have failed due to premature wear.

Based upon an analysis performed in May 2015, WP&L anticipates that most of the bearings at Bent Tree will fail and require replacement by 2025.

WP&L anticipates that the annual peak number of wind turbines with bearing failure would occur in the years 2016 and 2017.

The main-shaft bearings on the project’s Vestas V82 wind turbines are exhibiting premature wear that has led to several bearing failures. The estimated cost of the project is nearly $37.8 million.

The existing Bent Tree facility began commercial operation in February 2011, and includes 122 Vestas V82 wind turbines, each with a nameplate capacity of 1.65 MW.

The facility is located in a project area of approximately 32,500 acres.

$ 40,000,000.00 Divided By 122 Vestas V 82 turbines equals $327,868.00 each in 2015

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Falmouth residents were warned please watch this video :

Falmouth, MA USA resident Dave Moriarty discusses the latest issues about the Town of Falmouth's Industrial Vestas Turbines on town lands. Town owned wind turbines at the waste water treatment plant have now been turned off permanently after a long battle in the courts. Please note: Mr. Moriarty's opinions are his own and do not reflect the opinions of FCTV-13 a nonprofit that provides community access to local Comcast channel in the town.