Local community partnerships

We invest in the places where we build

The needs of each community are different. Our local partnerships reflect that.

Across the country, we support practical priorities identified by the people who know their communities best—from safer roads and stronger emergency services to education, local organizations, and conservation. The examples below show what that support looks like in the places where we work.

A good neighbor and reliable partner 


When Orsted engages with a community to build a land-based wind farm, solar farm, or battery storage project, we listen to local priorities and look for meaningful ways to contribute. Local investment is part of how we develop projects responsibly.

We build partnerships and contribute to schools, charities, libraries, and emergency services throughout the lifetime of our projects. As good neighbors, we work closely with landowners, listen to community members, and preserve the environment around our projects and your home.

Purchasing essential fire-fighting equipment

In Lamar County, Texas, near our Mockingbird Solar Center, Orsted funded a fire department expansion and purchased a side-by-side vehicle for combating grass fires.

Improving public roads for residents

Orsted has donated $3 million to Marion County, Kansas for public road upgrades. These permanent improvements will cover the area surrounding our Sunflower Wind project.

Building weather-resistant bus stops

Not far from our Helena Wind Energy Center sits Bee County, where around 50% of students are bused into school from other towns. To keep students comfortable en route, Orsted donated $30,000+ to Bee County to build a sheltered bus stop.

Contributing to the Marion County Food Bank

Thanks in part to Orsted’s financial support in Kansas, the Marion County food bank provides much needed food for members of the community every month.

Funding pre-K scholarships

Supporting communities means supporting the kids who will be future leaders of their communities. That’s why we’re providing vital pre-K scholarship funding to children in Pinal County, Arizona, site of our Eleven Mile Solar Center.

Providing backpacks for kids

Orsted annually donates books and 100 backpacks filled with school supplies for Texas students as part of a local initiative run by the City-County branch of the Lynn County, Texas, library system.

Hear from local community members


We invest in wind, solar, and battery storage projects across the U.S. Wherever we work, our goal is to build long-lasting relationships with local people and businesses. These community voices show what those relationships look like across America. Meet the landowners, business owners, first responders, and community leaders who share what these partnerships have meant for their families, work, and communities.

American Action Report

Orsted’s multi-technology project portfolio is meeting rising energy demand and transforming communities across America.
Caring for the land See how we work with local partners to restore prairies and wetlands, protect wildlife habitat, and conserve the land around our projects.