EDF Energies Nouvelles announces the signing of a long-term electricity supply contract (PPA) between Google and its North American subsidiary EDF Renewable Energy. The electricity produced will come from the future Great Western wind power plant (201 MW), installed in the state of Oklahoma.
The Great Western project is the second wind farm to be the subject of an agreement between EDF Renewable Energy and Google.
The Great Western wind farm project is located in the northwest of the state of Oklahoma.
The future wind power plant, with an installed capacity of 201 MW, should supply electricity to Google's data center by December 2016. The energy production of the renewable installation will be equivalent to the annual electricity consumption of more than 80,000 homes Americans.
This long-term electricity purchase contract is part of Google's sustainable commitment to supply its operations centers primarily with renewable energy. In July 2015, the American multinational indeed signed the American Business Act for Climate Pledge, initiated by the Government.
Previously in 2012, Google invested in the Spinning Spur I wind farm project (161 MW) in Texas, developed and commissioned by EDF Renewable Energy.
A growing number of American companies, like Procter & Gamble and Microsoft recently, are demonstrating their environmental and economic interest in renewable energies by joining EDF Renewable Energy's customer portfolio.
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