RWE has entered a seven-year power purchase agreement with the Co-op Group for electricity from the Gwynt y Mor offshore wind farm.
The deal will supply Co-op with 33GWh of clean electricity each year to power its UK estate, including food stores, distribution centres and funeralcare homes.
According to RWE, the volume is equivalent to the annual consumption of around 140 Co-op food stores or 12,200 homes.
“This contract will help Co-op to meet an increasing proportion of its energy needs from renewable sources,” said Olaf Lubenow, head of commodity solutions UK, north and south Europe at RWE Supply & Trading.
Heather Thomas, group property and sustainability director at Co-op, said: “At Co-op, we’re delighted to announce this further power purchase agreement signing, as we continue to strengthen our energy purchasing strategy by making impactful changes across our business.
“For the sake of people and planet, it’s vital that collectively we tackle the climate crisis. The energy transition is central to energy security and therefore national security too. That’s why we believe that every business should be playing its part to help green the grid.”
Co-op said it is working with RWE to boost renewable procurement to support UK energy security and accelerate its path to decarbonisation.
The consumer co-operative has pledged to reach net zero across its operations by 2035 and its entire business by 2040.
Gwynt y Mor is located in the Irish Sea off the coast of north Wales and has a capacity of 576MW across 160 turbines.
The project is owned by RWE, Stadtwerke Munchen and Macquarie GIG.