HUTCHINSON , Kan. — Siemens Gamesa announced Thursday that it will supply 48 SG 3.4-132 and 14 SWT-2.3-108 wind turbines for Southern Power’s latest wind project. The Reading wind facility will be located in Lyon and Osage counties.

The agreement also features a 20-year service and maintenance program. The nacelles will be manufactured in Hutchinson with the blades for the project produced in Fort Madison, Iowa.

In Kansas, Siemens Gamesa has 484 wind turbines installed across nine projects, totaling over 1,000 MW. Southern Power has previously partnered with Siemens Gamesa on four other wind turbine project installations totaling over 300 turbines and approximately 720 MW.

A total of 2,397 SWT-2.3-108 wind turbines have been installed in the U.S. accounting for 5.5 GW of installed capacity across 31 projects. The first SG 3.4-132 wind turbine for the U.S. was completed in August 2018. This product features an output of 3.465 megawatts and a rotor diameter of 132 meters. These turbines are optimized for Class II sites to maximize energy production with low noise emission levels.

The Hutchinson facility recently underwent a complete retooling to handle the new 3.4-132 nacelle.