Pedernales Electric Cooperative signs 15 year PPA for 100 MW wind project in Texas
EDF Renewables North America and Pedernales Electric Cooperative Inc (PEC), the largest distribution electric cooperative in the United States, has signed a 15-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for a 100 megawatt (MW) share of King Creek 1 Wind Project. Located on ranch land in Throckmorton and Haskell Counties, Texas, the King Creek project expects to begin delivering clean electricity in Q4 2021.
The project is in the west zone of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) market and was selected by PEC under its 2020 RFP.
King Creek 1 will consist of 47 wind turbine generators. Construction is expected to start by the end of 2020. The project will create approximately 300 construction related jobs during its peak and will benefit the local community over its operating life through land lease, tax, and other payments.
Ryan Pfaff, Executive Vice President of EDF Renewables North America said “Pedernales’ decision to include clean energy in its resource portfolio helped to make the project a reality, which will provide an economic boost to the local economy through new construction and operations jobs, and expanded tax base.”
With 35 years of experience and 16 gigawatts (GW) of renewable projects developed throughout North America, EDF Renewables provides a fully integrated bundle of energy solutions from grid-scale wind, solar, and solar plus storage projects to electric vehicle charging and energy storage management.
The expected electricity generated at full capacity is enough to meet the consumption of approximately 26,000 average Texas homes.
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