Danish wind energy firm Vestas Wind Systems brings new factory for big blades to Windsor, Colorado – could boost eco-energy

A wind-energy factory that opens this week in Windsor could be the start of something big for Colorado’s touted "new-energy economy."

Wind turbines in Colorado are becoming as common as an afternoon breeze, but until now, the state has lacked a manufacturing presence.

That will change with the scheduled opening Wednesday of a plant in Windsor where Danish wind energy firm Vestas Wind Systems will build the enormous blades that capture wind for conversion to electricity.

By Steve Raabe
The Denver Post

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