EDF Renewables North America has built on a previously signed solar power purchase agreement with community choice aggregator CleanPowerSF by reaching an additional agreement for an energy storage system.
Colorado Springs Utilities has signed a 17-year power purchase agreement for a 175 MW solar-plus-storage project being developed by German developer juwi.
Ørsted has sealed a 10-year power purchase agreement with German consumer product maker Henkel for a portion of the output of a roughly 250 MW wind farm in Texas.
Iowa wind developer RPM Access has signed a 20-year power purchase agreement with Central Iowa Power Cooperative (CIPCO) for the output of a wind farm in the state's Delaware County.
8minute Solar Energy has signed a 15-year power purchase agreement with Clean Power Alliance, a Los Angeles-based community choice aggregator, for the output from a solar-plus-storage project in Tulare County, California.
BrightRidge, a local utility partner of the Tennessee Valley Authority in northeast Tennessee, has signed a 20-year deal for a solar project being developed by Silicon Ranch.
The city of Unalaska, Alaska, has signed a 30-year power purchase agreement with Ounalashka Corp and Chena Power for the output from a 30.9 MW geothermal project that will tap energy from the Makushin Volcano.
Asheville, North Carolina's Pine Gate Renewables has inked a power purchase agreement with Duke University in what the school calls a “historic” agreement to provide it with 101 MW of solar energy from three new facilities.
Verizon Communications has signed virtual power purchase agreements with Brookfield Renewable and First Solar for a combined total of 450 MW of renewable energy.
Verizon Communications has signed virtual power purchase agreements with Brookfield Renewable and First Solar for a combined total of 450 MW of renewable energy.
CenterPoint Energy's Indiana-based electric and gas utility, Southern Indiana Gas and Electric Co (SIGECO), is seeking 700 MW to 1,000 MW of solar or solar-plus-storage and 300 MW of wind generation in the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) market.
174 Power Global has signed a power purchase agreement with Chariot Energy, an affiliate of the developer that sells energy to retail customers in Texas, for a 30 MW portion of the output of a recently completed solar project.
The Tennessee Valley Authority has signed a 20-year power purchase agreement for the output of a 70 MW solar project being developed by Silicon Ranch as part of a deal to supply a Facebook data center.
The Delaware River Port Authority has signed a 20-year power purchase agreement with SunPower Corp for an estimated 22 MW from a mixture of roof-mounted solar panels and solar canopies over parking, storage and work areas.
The Tennessee Valley Authority has signed power purchase agreements with two developers for solar projects totaling 212 MW in Tennessee and Mississippi.
Clearway Energy Group and Invenergy have signed long-term power purchase agreements with Verizon Communications for a total of 384 MW of renewable energy.
Origis Energy has signed a 15-year virtual power purchase agreement with nutrition and chemicals company Royal DSM for generation from a solar project in Texas.
Citi has signed a deal with an end customer to cover a portion of the output of a Texas wind project that was financed on the basis of a hedge provided by the bank last year.
The Kansas Corporation Commission has approved a power purchase agreement for an AEP Renewables wind project whose output will be used by aircraft manufacturer Spirit Aerosystems.
Los Angeles-based community choice aggregator Clean Power Alliance has awarded a 15-year energy storage agreement to sPower for a standalone battery storage project in Lancaster, Calif.
Renewables developer Community Energy has signed a 25-year power purchase agreement with the University of Pennsylvania for a two-phase solar project totaling 220 MW.
Battery storage developer esVolta has been awarded a power purchase agreement with the California Choice Energy Authority (CalChoice) for a 60 MWh lithium-ion project in Santa Paula, Calif.
The board of directors of utility Conway Corp. has approved a 20-year power purchase agreement with Lightsource BP for the output of the developer’s 132 MW Conway Solar project in Arkansas.
The Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission has approved 20-year power purchase agreements between three utilities and a solar project owned by D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments.
Puget Sound Energy has signed a power purchase agreement for the output of the major hydro project in the U.S. to be fully owned by Native American tribes.
Developers are moving forward with projects to supply smaller U.S. utilities owned by municipalities or through co-operative structures in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast.
EDF Renewables North America has signed a second power purchase agreement with Old Dominion Electric Cooperative for small-scale solar projects in Virginia.
Kentucky’s Henderson Municipal Power & Light has unanimously voted to pursue a 20-year power purchase agreement with Community Energy Solar for the output from a 50 MW solar project.
Canadian Solar has inked a power purchase agreement with an affiliate of steel, energy and construction conglomerate Grupo Techint for a solar project in Mexico.
Lumber producer Sierra Pacific Industries has signed a deal to sell 17 MW from a cogeneration facility at its Mt. Vernon Mill in Skagit County, Wash., to Puget Sound Energy.
Los Angeles-based private equity fund manager CIM Group has inked a power purchase agreement for a share of its 250 MW Aquamarine solar project in Kings County, Calif.
Geronimo Energy has inked a power purchase agreement with Bismarck, S.D.-based Basin Electric Power Cooperative for the output of its 128 MW Wild Springs Solar Project.
Three New England utilities have filed for Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities approval for a power purchase agreement with Mayflower Wind Energy’s eponymous 804 MW offshore wind farm, off the Massachusetts coast.
A series of recent announcements shows that there is continuing demand among regulated utility companies for contracted renewable energy, if developers know where to look.
Invenergy has signed a 12-year virtual power purchase agreement with a building materials firm for a portion of the output of a 250 MW wind farm it is in the process of selling to WEC Infrastructure.
Clearway Energy has signed a power purchase agreement with American Electric Power subsidiary AEP Energy and automaker Toyota for the output of a wind project in West Virginia.
D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments has signed a 20-year power purchase agreement with all three Rhode Island utilities—National Grid, Pascoag Utility District and Block Island Utility District—for the output from a 50 MW solar project.
Capital Dynamics has inked a long-term power purchase agreement with the Indiana Municipal Power Agency for a 100 MW solar project in southern Indiana.
Dominion Energy has signed a 20-year power purchase agreement with William & Mary College for the output of a 20 MW solar project originally developed by Strata Solar in Virginia.
Dominion Energy has lined up 17-year power purchase agreements with Amazon and the government of Arlington County, Va., for the output of a 120 MW solar project.
Kentucky’s Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company have signed 20-year, fixed-priced renewable energy contracts with chemicals company Dow Inc. and automaker Toyota to provide power to the companies from the 100 MW Rhudes Creek solar farm.
Silicon Ranch has signed a power purchase agreement with the Tennessee Valley Authority, Nashville Electric Service and Vanderbilt University for the output from a new 35 MW solar project under the TVA’s Green Invest program
Ormat Technologies has inked a pair of 10-year power purchase agreements with California community choice aggregators Silicon Valley Clean Energy and Monterey Bay Community Power for a geothermal project it is developing in the state.
Ormat Technologies has inked a pair of 10-year power purchase agreements with California community choice aggregators Silicon Valley Clean Energy and Monterey Bay Community Power for a geothermal project it is developing in the state.
Recent power purchase agreement announcements reflect the trend in renewable energy toward multiple contracts with a mix of corporate, community choice aggregator and municipal counterparties, while utility procurement is increasingly driven by large customers in more regulated markets.
Google, through an affiliate called Lumen Group, has requested approval from the Nevada Public Utilities Commission for an energy supply agreement with NV Energy to power a new data center in Henderson, Nev., with solar energy and battery storage.
Ormat Technologies has reached an agreement with Hawaiian Electric Light to amend the power purchase agreement for its Puna geothermal plant, which was taken out by the Iower Puna volcanic eruption in 2018 but is now being expanded by 8 MW.
Enel Green Power North America has signed a 12-year power purchase agreement with food and beverage company Danone North America for a portion of the output of a wind project in Texas.
EDF Renewables North America has signed a 20-year power purchase agreement with CleanPowerSF for a 100 MW tranche of the 500 MW Palen Solar project it is developing in Riverside County, Calif.
Walton Electric Membership Corp. has executed two additional power purchase agreements with Silicon Ranch as part of its efforts to meet social media company Facebook's demand for renewable energy.
The Georgia Public Service Commission has approved power purchase agreements for three solar projects in the state that will sell their output to Georgia Power.
Oil field services company Baker Hughes has signed a renewable energy supply agreement under which it will buy a blend of wind and solar generation from two projects in Texas for 10 years.
The government of Virginia's Fairfax County has awarded power purchase agreements to three development teams for roof-mounted and carport canopy-mounted solar installations at 113 government, school and park sites.
Shell Energy North America has committed to buy the output of a second tranche of EDF Renewables North America's 500 MW Palen Solar project in California, having previously signed a power purchase agreement for another portion in 2018.
Shell Energy North America has committed to buy the output of a second tranche of EDF Renewables North America's 500 MW Palen Solar project in California, having signed a power purchase agreement for another portion in 2018.
AES Tietê Energia has signed a 15-year power purchase agreement with a mining company for a portion of the output of a wind project it is developing in Brazil.
Enel Green Power North America has inked a 23-year power purchase agreement with Basin Electric Power Cooperative for a portion of the output of a 299 MW wind farm in North Dakota.
Georgia electric cooperative Walton Electric Membership Corp. has signed a power purchase agreement with a fourth solar project to meet the requirements of a Facebook data center in the state.
Two companies have signed 20-year power purchase agreements with wholesale power market administrator Cammesa for projects awarded during the third round of the Argentinian renewable procurement program, RenovAr.
Estée Lauder Companies has signed a virtual power purchase agreement with NextEra Energy Resources for a portion of the output of a 200 MW wind project in Oklahoma.
Enel Green Power North America has inked a 12-year virtual power purchase agreement with cleaning product maker Clorox for 70 MW of output from the second phase of its 497 MW Roadrunner solar project.
Engie North America is in the process of raising tax equity to finance its 225 MW Long Draw Solar Project, which is contracted with four municipal organizations in Texas.
EDP Renewables North America has signed a 15-year power purchase agreement with Shell Energy North America for the output from the 200 MW Sandrini Solar Park.
Mayflower Wind Energy has beaten out two rivals in the race to secure an 800 MW power purchase agreement in the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities’ second offshore wind procurement.
A Chevron Corp. subsidiary has signed a power purchase agreement with an under-construction solar project in Kern County, Calif., in order to power a nearby 40-year-old oil field.
Colombia is preparing to award power purchase agreements to four developers, including two that have not previously brought projects online in the country, following its inaugural renewable energy auction.
NextEra Energy Resources has signed a power purchase agreement for what the offtaker, storage and information management company Iron Mountain, is calling “the largest rooftop solar installation of any data center in the USA.”
Engie US Wind has signed a pair of virtual power purchase agreements with Walmart for two wind projects totaling more than 366 MW following a single procurement process run by the retailer.
Berkshire Hathaway Energy and Renewable Energy Systems are the latest developers to unveil a renewable energy project in Alberta as the Canadian province exerts its allure on local and international sponsors.
With Mexico’s government-run power auctions on ice, developers are pushing forward with renewable projects there on the basis of contracts with corporate offtakers. Meanwhile, utilities and non-utilities are signing up for wind and solar in the U.S. and Brazil.
Joint venture partners Perimeter Solar and Obton have signed a solar power purchase agreement for a portion of the output of a 130 MW solar project in Alberta.
Xcel Energy has awarded Lightsource BP a power purchase agreement for a 240 MW solar project in Colorado following the cancellation of a deal with Coronal Energy, the developer that came out on top in the original tender last year.
Two software industry juggernauts of renewables procurement, Microsoft and Google, both emphasized the latest innovations as they revealed their most recent power purchase agreements.
Engie has signed a 15-year power purchase agreement with Microsoft for 235 MW from a wind and a solar project in the U.S. in a deal that incorporates a volume firming agreement.
Duke Energy Renewables has signed a 12-year virtual power purchase agreement with mobile network operator Sprint Corp. for most of the output of a wind project in Texas.
Exelon Corp. subsidiary Constellation has agreed to buy the generation and renewable energy certificates from an sPower solar project in Virginia in order to supply three customers under its offsite renewable energy retail program, dubbed CORe.
Developers are poised to sign power purchase agreements with Michigan's Consumers Energy for solar projects totaling 584 MW after reaching a settlement with the utility over Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act avoided cost rates.
Michigan’s Consumers Energy has signed a 25-year power purchase agreement with Ranger Power for 100 MW of output from its 149 MW River Fork Solar project.
Lincoln Clean Energy, the U.S. onshore wind development arm of Denmark’s Ørsted, has identified Avery Dennison Corp. as the third offtaker for the remaining output of its 230 MW Plum Creek wind farm.
Hawaiian Electric Companies has signed a 25-year power purchase agreement with AES Solar for the output of the 12.5 MW AES Solar West Oahu project, which includes a 50 MW energy storage system.
Greengate Power Corp. plans to finance a 400 MW solar project in Alberta on a merchant basis, having received regulatory approval for it from the Alberta Utilities Commission.
Colorado’s Holy Cross Energy has signed a power purchase agreement with NGC Partners for 100 MW of output from the 150 MW Arriba Wind Farm, which is being co-developed with Guzman Energy.
The University of Arizona has signed a 20-year power purchase agreement with Tucson Electric Power for a portion of the output from new solar and wind projects.
Argentine retail chain Libertad has inked a five-year power purchase agreement with Pampa Energia for the output from its 53 MW Pampa Energia II Wind Farm.
Avangrid Renewables has signed three 10-year power purchase agreements with the California Choice Energy Authority (CalChoice) for the output from its 22.44 MW Mountain View III Wind Farm.
This month saw fashion retailer Gap sign a 12-year virtual power purchase agreement for 90 MW from a wind project in North Dakota as well as solar deals in growing markets like Michigan, Louisiana and Utah, as well as a wind deal in Texas.
Texas’ Austin City Council has approved a 12-year power purchase agreement between E.ON Climate & Renewables and Austin Energy for 200 MW of output from the 440 MW Big Raymond wind farm.
Engie Energía Chile has inked a 15-year power purchase agreement with U.K.-based Atlas Renewable Energy for the output from the at-least 230 MW Sol del Desierto plant.
Utah Associated Municipal PowerSystems, on behalf of sixteen members utilities, has signed a 25-year power purchase agreement with a Navajo tribal authority that is developing a solar project on its territory in Utah.
The New Orleans City Council has approved three renewable energy projects totaling 90 MW for Entergy New Orleans, including two with 20-year power purchase agreements that are being developed by a third party.
Pacific Gas & Electric is seeking the approval of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court and California Public Utilities Commission for reduced-price power purchase agreements and energy storage contracts with three developers.
In this week’s round-up of the latest power purchase agreement news, we have contracts with a regional rail and bus operator and a tech firm as well as a request for proposals in the Desert Southwest.
Arizona Public Service Company plans to issue two requests for proposals by Sept. 15 to help expand its renewable energy portfolio with solar and wind projects.
This week’s round-up of power purchase agreement news features a hybrid wind, solar and battery project in Oklahoma, corporate PPAs for wind in Oklahoma and Argentina, and the largest solar project in Alberta.
Duke Energy Renewables has signed two virtual power purchase agreements with non-utility corporations for a 350 MW wind project it is developing in Oklahoma.
Building materials company Holcim Argentina is among the offtakers that have signed power purchase agreements with power producer YPF Luz for generation from its 172 MW Los Teros Wind Farm.
The Georgia Public Service Commission has mandated Georgia Power to to add 2.21 GW of mostly solar capacity to the grid by 2022, more than double the 1 GW originally proposed by the utility in its three-year integrated resource plan.
The Maine Public Utilities Commission has approved a 20-year power purchase agreement under which Emera Maine will purchase the output from Longroad Energy Partners' 72.6 MW Weaver Wind project.
Texas utility company Lower Colorado River Authority has signed power purchase agreements with two developers for generation from two solar projects in the state.
Exelon company Constellation has inked a 15-year power purchase agreement with Scout Clean Energy for 80%, or roughly 104 MW, of the output from the 130 MW Bitter Ridge Wind Farm.
Exelon company Constellation has inked a 15-year power purchase agreement with Scout Clean Energy for 80%, or roughly 104 MW, of the output from the 130 MW Bitter Ridge Wind Farm.
California community choice aggregator Clean Power Alliance has signed power purchase agreements totaling 275 MW with NextEra Energy Resources, Clearway Energy Group and Isabella Partners.
Nevada's NV Energy has awarded 25-year power purchase agreements for about 1.2 GW of solar and 590 MW of battery storage capacity in the state to three developers.
EDP Renewables North America has won a 20-year power purchase agreement with Oakland, Calif.-based community choice aggregator East Bay Community Energy for 100 MW of solar generation and 30 MW of energy storage from its Sonrisa Solar Park project.
Ham and hotdog maker Smithfield Foods has inked a 12-year power purchase agreement with Allete Clean Energy for 75 MW from its 300 MW Diamond Springs Wind Farm.
Retail giant Target has signed power purchase agreements with ENGIE North America and Leeward Renewable Energy as it nears its goal of using renewable sources for its electricity needs by 2030.
Vistra Energy's retail energy subsidiary, TXU Energy, has clinched a 10-year electric supply contract with the City of Dallas that it will fulfill at first with generation and renewable energy credits (RECs) from Innergex Renewable Energy's 352.8 MW Foard City Wind Farm.
A miner and a retailer are among the latest corporations in Chile to sign up for renewables through energy supply agreements with energy retailers rather than power purchase agreements with individual wind and solar projects.
Data center operator QTS Realty Trust has bundled together generation from a wind farm in Illinois with renewable energy certificates from a project in Texas to power its data centers in Illinois and New Jersey.
Associated Electric Cooperative has signed a power purchase agreement with Enel Green Power North America for the output of a wind project in Missouri.
Xcel Energy-owned utility Public Service Co. of Colorado has put a solar power purchase agreement out to tender for a second time after the project that won the original contract was shelved, apparently because it was not financially viable.
Cypress Creek Renewables has inked a 10-year power purchase agreement with a non-utility company for the output of the 105 MW Cardinal Solar Farm in Pender County, N.C.
Packaging and aerospace company Ball Corp. has signed virtual power purchase agreements for the output of solar and wind projects in Oklahoma and Texas.
North Carolina Renewable Energy has signed a power purchase agreement with a utility company for the output of a 75 MW solar project in South Carolina, which has a total installed capacity of less than 300 MW.
North Carolina Renewable Energy has signed a power purchase agreement with a utility company for the output of a 75 MW solar project in South Carolina.
Exelon subsidiary Constellation has procured the output of a 175 MW solar project in Virginia for resale to customers including Johns Hopkins University.
The city council of Norfolk, Neb., has authorized the staff of the Nebraska Public Power District to negotiate a 20-year power purchase agreement with a developer for the largest community solar project in the state.
Hormel Foods Corp. has signed a virtual power purchase agreement for the output of a new 74 MW wind farm to be located near Milligan, Neb. Construction of the facility is expected to be completed in 2020.
Utilities in Hawaii, Arizona and Tennessee have all recently announced plans to add renewable energy to their portfolios through requests for proposals.
NextEra Energy Resources has signed a combined build-transfer and power purchase agreement deal with a utility for a wind project it is developing in Wyoming.
Ormat Technologies has signed a 25-year power purchase agreement with a California utility for the first new-build geothermal project to be built in CAISO territory in the last 30 years.
Clearway Energy Group has signed a 20-year power purchase agreement covering about a third of the output of a wind project under development in Washington.
The fierceness of competition for power purchase agreements offered through requests for proposals has become proverbial, with developers falling over each other to pitch the lowest-priced contract. But at least one developer is turning the tables on the offtakers.
EDP Renewables North America has divulged the identity of the non-utility offtaker for its 125 MW Timber Road IV wind project in Ohio under a power purchase agreement announced last year.
Clean Energy Nexus is auctioning a "bundled" power purchase agreement with a term of at least 20-years to potential offtakers for a solar project it is developing in western Maryland.
Emera Maine is finalizing the details of a power purchase agreement with the developer of a 100 MW solar project following a recent request for proposals.
This week saw some 739 MW of solar contracts announced across not just mature markets like California and Texas, but also newer pastures like Virginia, Colorado and even Alberta.
D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments has signed a power purchase agreement with an electric cooperative for 300 MW from a portfolio of solar projects to be brought online by 2023.
Colorado’s Platte River Power Authority has signed a 20-year power purchase agreement for the output of a second solar project at the site of its Rawhide Energy Station.
The University at Buffalo has launched a request for proposals, jointly with several other Upstate New York institutions, for 100 MW of onsite and offsite renewables as it joins the growing ranks of colleges signing power purchase agreements.
Penn State University has joined the growing ranks of U.S. schools signing power purchase agreements for large-scale, offsite renewables projects, inking a deal with Lightsource BP.
Data center operator Digital Realty has signed a power purchase agreement with solar developer SunEnergy1 for generation and renewable energy credits that it will pass on to social media company Facebook.
Three developers have secured 20-year power purchase agreements for projects in Indiana totaling 802 MW as a result of Northern Indiana Public Service Co.'s latest request for proposals.
Colorado-based Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association has inked a 15-year power purchase agreement with juwi Inc. for the output from its 100 MW Spanish Peaks Solar Project.
A nonprofit rural electric cooperative in Colorado has signed a renewable energy swap agreement with local energy wholesaler Guzman Energy that will support a 100 MW wind project in the state.
A nonprofit rural electric cooperative in Colorado has signed a renewable energy swap agreement with local energy wholesaler Guzman Energy that will support a 100 MW wind project in the state.
While many in the industry took a well-deserved break over the festive period, there was no let-up in power contracting activity and this week’s round-up covers conventional renewables as well as offshore wind and even fuel cell technology.
LG Electronics USA has signed a power purchase agreement with RPD Energy for wind energy and concurrent renewable energy certificates for five of the company’s facilities in Texas, Illinois and New Jersey.
Retailer Walmart along with 10 municipalities—including the city of Phoenix—have signed on to Salt River Project’s Sustainable Energy Offering Program.
Connecticut’s Public Utilities Regulatory Authority has approved a 20-year power purchase agreement between Ørsted US Offshore Wind (formerly Deepwater Wind) and Eversource and United Illuminating for the output of the 200 MW Revolution wind project.
FuelCell Energy has signed a 20-year power purchase agreement with PSEG Long Island for the output of a 7.4 MW fuel cell project, the first of three PPAs it was awarded under the Fuel Cell Resources Feed-in Tariff IV program administered by PSEG.
The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission has approved a 20-year power purchase agreement between Minnesota Power and Tenaska for the output from the 250 MW Nobles 2 Wind Farm.
Ecolab, a provider of water, hygiene and energy technologies and services, has signed a 100 MW virtual power purchase agreement with Clearway Energy Group's 419 MW Mesquite Star project.
A real estate developer and manager has signed a three-year contract with Calpine Energy Solutions and Taylor Consulting and Contracting for renewable energy credits from a recently repowered wind project in Texas.
Electric co-operative CoServ Electric has signed a second power purchase agreement for an additional 26.5 MW from 7X Energy’s Lapetus solar project in Andrews County, Texas.
This week's PPA Pulse showcases the variety of end users procuring renewables, with deals involving social media company Facebook, chip maker Intel Corp., industrial gas producer Air Liquide, Brazilian telecom company The Claro Group and two universities.
Brazilian telecom giant The Claro Group has signed a power purchase agreement with Engie Brasil for 30 MW of output from its Campo Largo Wind Farm in the Brazilian state of Bahia.
Stanford University, which has been buying solar generation since 2016, has signed a 25-year power purchase agreement for a second solar project in California.
Brazos Electric Power Cooperative has asked 7X Energy to increase the amount of generation it will buy from the developer's Lapetus solar project in Texas in order to satisfy the appetite of its members for solar.
The University of Pittsburgh has signed a letter of intent with Rye Development to purchase the output of a 17 MW run-of-river hydro project on an existing dam in Pittsburgh.
The news media were quick to point out the irony of an oil major powering its operations with renewables when wind and solar power purchase agreements signed by ExxonMobil were revealed this week, but the exploration and production giant is not the only firm in the sector going down this route.
ExxonMobil has signed long-term power purchase agreements for 500 MW from a wind and a solar project being developed by the same sponsor in Texas following a procurement process reported to have taken place in summer.
Starbucks is the latest corporation to sign up for Constellation's offsite renewables program, CORe, in a deal that will supply the coffee chain with 14 MW of generation from an Illinois wind project.
This week's power purchase agreement round-up features contracts signed by a ski resort operator, an energy retailer in California and a local utility in Texas.
EDF Renewables North America has signed a 15-year power purchase agreement with a retail electric service provider for a portion of the output of its 500 MW Palen Solar project in California.
The Tennessee Valley Authority has signed what it describes as “historic” power purchase agreements with First Solar and NextEra Energy Resources for a combined 377 MW from two solar projects to power a Facebook data center in Huntsville, Ala.
Virginia's State Corporation Commission has approved a utility power purchase agreement for a solar project being developed by Cypress Creek Renewables.
The Tennessee Valley Authority has signed what it describes as “historic” power purchase agreements with First Solar and NextEra Energy Resources for a combined 377 MW from two solar projects to power a Facebook data center in Huntsville, Ala.
Canadian Solar subsidiary Recurrent Energy has inked two 15-year power purchase agreements for the output for what it claims is “the largest contracted solar-plus-storage project in California.”
Nashville-based solar sponsor Silicon Ranch has solidified its relationship with a Georgia renewables co-operative, signing power purchase agreements for two projects in the state.
Con Edison Solutions has installed solar arrays at five Catholic parishes on Staten Island and in Yonkers, N.Y., after signing 20-year power purchase agreements.
Canadian Solar subsidiary Recurrent Energy has inked two 15-year power purchase agreements for the output for what it claims is “the largest contracted solar-plus-storage project in California.”
In more regulated power markets, where end users cannot contract directly with independent power producers, companies like Facebook are displacing portfolio standards as the driving force behind long-term renewables procurement by utilities.
The U.S. Defense Department’s Defense Logistics Agency Energy has awarded a contract to Ameresco to implement a $133.5 million resilient energy infrastructure project at Joint Base San Antonio in Texas.
Atlantic Central, a regional trade association for credit unions in Canada, has signed an agreement with Bullfrog Power for generation from a municipally-owned wind project in Nova Scotia.
The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission has approved two more power purchase agreements under which Public Service Company of New Mexico will buy generation for resale to Facebook.
NextEra Energy Resources has signed a 15-year virtual power purchase agreement with information management services company and serial renewable energy procurer Iron Mountain.
Infraestructura Energética Nova (IEnova) has signed a 15-year power purchase agreement for generation from its solar portfolio in Mexico with the local branch of an international banking group.
This week's round-up of recently-signed offtake contracts includes a power purchase agreement for a Mississippi solar project, a bilateral contract in Brazil and a customer that has signed up for gas-fired power in South Carolina.
Following its success with two wind projects in the recent government-run power auction, EDP Renewables has signed a 15-year power purchase agreement for a 199 MW solar project in the country.
Corporate renewables offtakers like Google and Microsoft often express a strong preference for new-build projects and those that that are located near their load on the grid, but two recently announced deals show that this is not always the case.
Furniture maker Herman Miller has inked a four-year offsite renewables deal with a competitive retail supplier for a portion of the output of a wind farm in Michigan.
The Kentucky Municipal Energy Agency has selected a joint venture between two developers to build an 86 MW solar project in the state, following a highly competitive procurement process.
EDP Renováveis Brasil has been awarded 20-year power purchase agreements at the Brazilian energy A-6 2018 auction to sell electricity in the regulated market
EDP Renewables has signed a long-term power purchase agreement with “a company from the energy sector” for 50 MW of output from a wind farm it is developing in Illinois.
EDP Renewables North America has revealed the identity of the second of three corporations with which it signed wind power purchase agreements earlier in summer, after naming Facebook a few weeks ago.
Home games of the Philadelphia Flyers and 76ers will be 100% wind powered under a contract signed recently by Comcast Spectacor, the owner of their home arena, the Wells Fargo Center.
Public Service Co. of Colorado has assigned an unusual power purchase agreement to a solar project developer as part of a plan to provide a steel mill operator in Pueblo, Colo., with fixed-price electricity.
A diverse group of non-utility corporations acting together and led by Apple has signed up for 290 MW of wind and solar generation in PJM Interconnection.
ForeFront Power, a distributed generation developer owned by Mitsui & Co., has signed a power purchase agreement for three solar projects to be installed at schools in Illinois.
Pattern Development looks to sell wind power generated in New Mexico across two state lines in California, another wind sponsor inks a plum deal in Nebraska and a liberal arts college in New York takes a second shot at solar, all in this week's PPA Pulse.
Food manufacturer J.M. Smucker Co., which owns the Smucker's brand of fruit preserves, has signed a long-term power purchase agreement for generation from a wind project called Plum Creek in Nebraska.
St. Lawrence University, a private liberal arts school in Canton, N.Y., has signed a 20-year power purchase agreement for the output of a 2.9 MW solar project in the state.
A Pattern Development wind project in New Mexico is set to sell its output to two community choice aggregators across two state lines in California, as part of the developer's plan to use the capacity of a 520-mile interstate transmission project.
Independent power producer NTE Energy has hired an investment bank to market up to 100% ownership of its 500 MW Reidsville project in Rockingham County.
EDP Renewables North America has inked power purchase agreements with three commercial and industrial customers for 405 MW from two wind projects in PJM Interconnection.
A power purchase agreement for an AES Corp. project combining solar and battery storage in Hawaii has won the approval of the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission.
In a relatively quiet week for power purchase agreements, Canadian provincial utility SaskPower and U.S. telecommunications company AT&T were the offtakers that signed up for renewables.
Saturn Power, a developer based in Ontario, has inked a 20-year power purchase agreement for what is said to be the first utility-scale solar project in Canada's northern, sparsely populated Saskatchewan province.
As if telecommunications giant AT&T had not been in the news enough recently, the company recently announced that it had signed power purchase agreements for 300 MW from two wind projects.
Power purchase agreement prices for active wind and solar projects across ERCOT, MISO, PJM Interconnection and the Southwest Power Pool have dropped in the last three months, according to a report from renewable energy marketplace LevelTen Energy.
8minutenergy has signed a 27-year power purchase agreement with a utility company for a 90 MW solar project in California that will also have 1.5 MW of battery storage.