HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The Siemens Gamesa (SG) facility in Hutchinson continues to fill out orders in preparation for its shutdown next month.
According to company spokesperson Andrew Luther, the nacelle plant is fulfilling orders that are already in place and will then begin shutting down the plant throughout the month of July. Luther says that the logistical and parts supply problems that plagued the company earlier in the year are not a problem in getting the existing orders finished.
He also said that a new US energy policy and how wind will be a part of that new policy will be a determining factor in when the Hutchinson plant opens again.
SG announced last month that they were closing the Hutchinson and Fort Madison, Iowa plants due to slow downs caused by both the economy and a legal case brought on by a competitor that shut down production.
Closing the Hutchinson plant will put 92 employees out of work.
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