In contrast to the high-profile turbine makers, developers and project owners, the companies that actually build US wind farms tend to be private, often family-owned, and fairly modest when it comes to trumpeting their accomplishments.

Mortenson certainly fits that description. Founded in the 1950s, and still family-owned, Mortenson is among the 200 or so largest private US companies, according to Forbes, with revenues of around $2.25bn