Enel begins operation of 185 MW wind project in US

Enel, through its US renewable company Enel Green Power North America, Inc. (“EGPNA”), has begun operation of the 185 MW HillTopper wind farm, its first wind  facility in the US state of Illinois. HillTopper, which is located in Logan County, is supported by three long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs) with Bloomberg LP, General Motors as well as Constellation, an Exelon company.

The investment in the construction of HillTopper, which is expected to generate around 570 GWh annually, amounts to approximately 325 million US dollars.

Under a long-term PPA with Bloomberg LP, Enel will sell the power generated from a 17 MW portion of the wind farm.

The energy generated by a 100 MW portion of HillTopper will be sold to General Motors under a second long-term PPA. The wind energy will provide 100% renewable electricity to all of General Motors’ Ohio and Indiana manufacturing facilities.

Under a third long-term agreement, the power produced from a  23 MW section of HillTopper will be sold to retail energy products and services provider Constellation, who will then sell the power to two corporate customers through separate retail agreements.

The facility delivers an annual environmental benefit equivalent to removing nearly 8,000 passenger vehicles from the road.