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EDF Energies Nouvelles signs an electricity sales contract for a 150 MW wind project in the United States

EDF Energies Nouvelles announces the signing of a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) between its American subsidiary EDF Renewable Energy and Kansas City Power & Light (KCP & L).
This contract concerns electricity produced by the future Slate Creek wind farm (150 MW) in the state of Kansas.

The Slate Creek wind farm project located south of Wichita, Kansas, will consist of 75 Vestas wind turbines. Its construction will begin at the end of 2014 and its commissioning is planned for the end of 2015.

The EDF Energies Nouvelles group demonstrates through this agreement its ability to continue its development in the United States and continues its relationship with KCP & L with whom EDF Energies Nouvelles has already carried out three projects in Kansas (Spearville 1, 2 and 3).

About EDF Energies NouvellesEDF Energies Nouvelles is an international leader in renewable electricity with an installed capacity of more than 9 GW gross worldwide. Its development is mainly focused on wind power and photovoltaic solar power. Mainly present in Europe and North America, EDF EN continues its development by taking a position in new promising markets and in new countries such as South Africa, Brazil, Chile, China and India. The Company, which is strongly positioned in the offshore wind sector, is also present in other renewable energy sectors: marine energies, biogas and biomass as well as in distributed energies. EDF EN ensures the development and construction of renewable energy projects as well as their operation and maintenance, for its own account and on behalf of third parties. EDF Energies Nouvelles is the subsidiary of the EDF group dedicated to the development of renewable energies.

Press ContactsManon of Cassini-Hérail ▪ Tel: +33 {0} 1.40.90.48.22 ▪ e-mail: manon.decassini-herail@edf-en.com
Clarisse Placidoux ▪ Tel: +33 {0} 1.40.90.49.46 ▪ e-mail: clarisse.placidoux@edf-en.com