Clearway Energy signs VPPA with Toyota Motor for 80 MW of Wildflower solar project in Mississippi

Clearway Energy Group (Clearway) has signed a virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) with Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) to support the 100 MW Wildflower Solar project in DeSoto County, Mississippi.

Toyota will purchase the majority of the electricity the project will generate, up to 80 MW, to replace the high emission electricity used in its operations with zero emissions renewable electricity on the grid. The Wildflower VPPA portion is expected to generate electric power equal to around 8% of what Toyota takes off the grid for its domestic energy use in North America. The PV solar project is located in proximity to Toyota’s manufacturing facility within the state.

Wildflower is scheduled to begin operations in 2023 and will generate enough clean energy to power nearly 16,500 homes each year. During the construction period, the project will create hundreds of jobs.