Project Description

The Deerfield Wind project consists of 15 Gamesa 2.0MW, 80 meter hub-height wind turbines and 5 miles of access roads/crane paths on a “ridge-line” site. Reed & Reed was awarded the project in August 2016 following a competitive bid selection process. The project is noteworthy in that it is the first commercial wind project in the country on land managed by the US Forest Service.

Reed & Reed’s scope included the sitework, access roads/crane paths and stormwater features, turbine foundations, turbine erection, mechanical completion, the underground electrical collector, and the Operations and Maintenance Building.

The project was developed, owned and operated by Avangrid Renewables, and is located in Bennington County, Vermont.  Deerfield Wind is Reed & Reed’s 19th wind project in New England

The project achieved commercial operation December 30, 2017.

Reed & Reed’s scope included the construction of:

  • Sitework and access roads/crane paths
  • Wind Turbine Foundations
  • 5 kV Collection System
  • Collector Substation
  • Transmission Line
  • Wind Turbine Erection

Location:             Deerfield, VT
Owner:                 Avangrid
Completed:         2017
Contractor:         REED & REED