Final Investment Decision announced for 320 MW Onshore Wind farm in USA

Sempra Infrastructure, a subsidiary of Sempra announced that it reached a positive final investment decision for the development, construction and operation of the Cimarron wind project located in the city of Santa Clara, California, USA.

The wind project will total approximately 320 MW of wind capacity, and the project is fully contracted under a 20-year power purchase agreement to Silicon Valley Power for the long-term supply of renewable energy. It is the third phase of the Energía Sierra Juarez (ESJ) wind complex.

The project has a fixed-price turbine supply agreement with Vestas for the supply and installation of 64 wind turbines and a similar fixed-price agreement with Elecnor for the construction of the balance of plant. Total capital expenditures for the project are estimated at US$550 million, and the project is expected to commence generating energy in late 2025.

Once operational the wind facility will produce enough energy equivalent to the annual energy consumption of more than 84,000 homes and is expected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by nearly 210,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2-eq) per year.