EGP North America signs 15-MW VPPA with Lululemon for Azure Sky project

Enel Green Power North America, Inc. has signed a virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) with lululemon athletica inc., allowing the company to achieve its goal of sourcing 100% renewable electricity across its direct operations in North America by 2021.

Through the VPPA, which was facilitated by LevelTen Energy, lululemon will purchase the electricity delivered to the grid by a 15 MW portion of the North America Azure Sky Wind project in Texas, equivalent to the electricity used by all of lululemon’s company-operated stores, offices and warehouse facilities in North America.  

Located west of the Dallas-Fort Worth area in Throckmorton County, Texas, the Azure Sky Wind and Storage project includes a 350 MW wind farm paired with approximately 137 MW of battery storage. The project is expected to be operational in the first half of 2022. The farm consists of 79 wind turbines and is being constructed in accordance with Enel Green Power’s North America Sustainable Design and Construction model. The project is expected to generate over 1,300 GWh each year, which will be delivered to the grid and will charge the battery located in the same facility. The battery storage system will store the power generated by the wind turbines and provide services to enhance grid flexibility.