Pattern Energy has awarded a four-year contract to Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) to operate and maintain 118 of rival GE’s 1.85-87 wind turbines at its 218MW Panhandle Wind I facility east of Amarillo, Texas.

Financial terms of the agreement, which will take effect later this year, were not made public.

SGRE says it will implement a full range of value-added analytics, including NEM solutions and SCADA diagnostics to improve the “performance and reliability of the GE technology” and “maximise energy asset returns.”