EDF Renewable Energy Signs Power Purchase Agreement with Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency for 100 MW Wind Project
- EDF
Renewable Energy (EDF RE) has signed an agreement to supply Southern
Minnesota Municipal Power Agency (SMMPA) with 100 megawatts (MW)
of wind energy from the Stoneray
Wind Project in Minnesota beginning in 2020. Construction is
expected to commence in early 2018 with an anticipated commercial
operation date (COD) of December 2018.
Stoneray Wind Project, located in Pipestone and Murray counties in Southwestern Minnesota, will be comprised of up to 50 wind turbine generators. The project was made possible due to grid transmission expansion. These important improvements propel the project forward, and with it comes an expected 150+ construction jobs and 10 long-term, full-time positions as well as millions of dollars in economic benefits to the local area.
“EDF RE is pleased to expand on its strong historical working relationship with SMMPA to help meet their energy supply goals and objectives,” commented Kate O’Hair, Vice President for Development-North Region. “Minnesota has long been a key state for EDF RE due to its favorable regulatory environment, excellent wind resource, and advantageous transmission expansion. Stoneray marks our twelfth wind project developed in the state totaling over 1.2 GW and further demonstrates EDF RE’s commitment to investment, involvement and employment in Minnesota.”
“Stoneray Wind is a big addition to SMMPA’s diverse renewable energy portfolio,” said Dave Geschwind, SMMPA’s Executive Director and CEO. “Building on the success of the 100.5 MW Wapsipinicon Wind project with EDF RE, we’re glad to be working further with EDF RE to provide more Minnesota wind energy to our Members and economic benefits to southern Minnesota through this important project.”
The expected electricity generated at full capacity is enough to meet the consumption of up to 47,000 average Minnesota homes. This is equivalent to avoiding more than 300,000 metric tons of CO₂ emissions annually1 which represents the greenhouse gas emissions from 64,000 passenger vehicles driven over the course of one year.
EDF Renewable Energy is one of the largest renewable energy developers in North America with 9 gigawatts of wind, solar, biomass, and biogas projects developed throughout the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.
1 According to US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies calculations.
About EDF Renewable Energy:
EDF Renewable Energy is a leading US independent power producer with 30 years of expertise in the renewable industry, covering all range of services from project origination, development, sales and marketing, to long-term asset management. EDF Renewable Energy specializes in wind and solar photovoltaic with presence in other segments of the renewable energy market: distributed electricity, storage, biogas, and biomass. EDF Renewable Energy’s North American portfolio consists of 9 gigawatts of developed projects with 4.4 gigawatts of installed capacity throughout the US, Canada, and Mexico. The operations and maintenance subsidiary, EDF Renewable Services, operates 10 gigawatts throughout North America. EDF Renewable Energy is a subsidiary of EDF Energies Nouvelles. EDF Energies Nouvelles is the renewable energy arm of the EDF group, the leading electricity company in the world. For more information visit: www.edf-re.com.
About Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency:
Created by its members as a joint-action agency in 1977, SMMPA generates and sells reliable wholesale electricity to its eighteen non-profit, municipally-owned member utilities, and develops innovative products and services to help them deliver value to their customers.
Though SMMPA member utilities are located throughout the state, most are in southern Minnesota. SMMPA members serve over 96,000 residential customers and over 12,300 commercial and industrial customers. www.smmpa.com
ContactsEDF RE
Sandi Briner, +1 (858) 521-3525
[email protected]
or
SMMPA
Dan Hayes, (507) 292-6444
[email protected]
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SAN DIEGO & ROCHESTER, Minn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–EDF
Renewable Energy (EDF RE) has signed an agreement to supply Southern
Minnesota Municipal Power Agency (SMMPA) with 100 megawatts (MW)
of wind energy from the Stoneray
Wind Project in Minnesota beginning in 2020. Construction is
expected to commence in early 2018 with an anticipated commercial
operation date (COD) of December 2018.
Stoneray Wind Project, located in Pipestone and Murray counties in
Southwestern Minnesota, will be comprised of up to 50 wind turbine
generators. The project was made possible due to grid transmission
expansion. These important improvements propel the project forward, and
with it comes an expected 150+ construction jobs and 10 long-term,
full-time positions as well as millions of dollars in economic benefits
to the local area.
“EDF RE is pleased to expand on its strong historical working
relationship with SMMPA to help meet their energy supply goals and
objectives,” commented Kate O’Hair, Vice President for Development-North
Region. “Minnesota has long been a key state for EDF RE due to its
favorable regulatory environment, excellent wind resource, and
advantageous transmission expansion. Stoneray marks our twelfth wind
project developed in the state totaling over 1.2 GW and further
demonstrates EDF RE’s commitment to investment, involvement and
employment in Minnesota.”
“Stoneray Wind is a big addition to SMMPA’s diverse renewable energy
portfolio,” said Dave Geschwind, SMMPA’s Executive Director and CEO.
“Building on the success of the 100.5 MW Wapsipinicon
Wind project with EDF RE, we’re glad to be working further with EDF
RE to provide more Minnesota wind energy to our Members and economic
benefits to southern Minnesota through this important project.”
The expected electricity generated at full capacity is enough to meet
the consumption of up to 47,000 average Minnesota homes. This is
equivalent to avoiding more than 300,000 metric tons of CO₂ emissions
annually1 which represents the greenhouse gas emissions from
64,000 passenger vehicles driven over the course of one year.
EDF Renewable Energy is one of the largest renewable energy developers
in North America with 9 gigawatts of wind, solar, biomass, and biogas
projects developed throughout the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.
1 According to US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies
calculations.
About EDF Renewable Energy:
EDF Renewable Energy is a leading US independent power producer with 30
years of expertise in the renewable industry, covering all range of
services from project origination, development, sales and marketing, to
long-term asset management. EDF Renewable Energy specializes in wind and
solar photovoltaic with presence in other segments of the renewable
energy market: distributed electricity, storage, biogas, and biomass.
EDF Renewable Energy’s North American portfolio consists of 9 gigawatts
of developed projects with 4.4 gigawatts of installed capacity
throughout the US, Canada, and Mexico. The operations and maintenance
subsidiary, EDF Renewable Services, operates 10 gigawatts throughout
North America. EDF Renewable Energy is a subsidiary of EDF Energies
Nouvelles. EDF Energies Nouvelles is the renewable energy arm of the EDF
group, the leading electricity company in the world. For more
information visit: www.edf-re.com.
About Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency:
Created by its members as a joint-action agency in 1977, SMMPA generates
and sells reliable wholesale electricity to its eighteen non-profit,
municipally-owned member utilities, and develops innovative products and
services to help them deliver value to their customers.
Though SMMPA member utilities are located throughout the state, most are
in southern Minnesota. SMMPA members serve over 96,000
residential customers and over 12,300 commercial and industrial
customers. www.smmpa.com
Contacts
EDF RE
Sandi Briner, +1 (858) 521-3525
[email protected]
or
SMMPA
Dan
Hayes, (507) 292-6444
[email protected]
