MidAmerican selected Siemens through a competitive tender process last November. Siemens supplied MidAmerican, a unit of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway conglomerate, with 593.4MW of turbines in 2011.
The latest deal covers 176 SWT-2.3-108 turbines to be installed in 2012 at MidAmerican's 103.5MW Vienna project, 200.1MW Eclipse project and 101.2MW Morning Light project. Siemens is also providing a five-year service, maintenance and warranty agreement.