German utility RWE has signed two 15-year power purchase agreements (PPAs) with technology giant Microsoft for electricity from two wind farms in Texas.
Microsoft will purchase all of the electricity from the two new RWE onshore wind farms: the 243MW Peyton Creek II in Matagorda county and 203MW Lane City project in Wharton county, east of Houston and near the Gulf Coast.
The projects will use Vestas’ V163-4.5 MW turbines.
Construction of Peyton Creek has started. Construction of Lane City will start this summer. Wanzek and RES are leading the construction.
The projects will take 12-16 months to build, an RWE spokeswoman said.
“The PPAs are already in effect and once Peyton Creek II and Lane City are operational, they will begin delivering power to Microsoft,” the spokeswoman added.
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