Avangrid has signed a PPA with community power provider CPS Energy for a 161MW portion of Avangrid’s 202MW Peñascal I wind farm in Kenedy County, Texas.
The agreement represents an extension and expansion of a previous 15-year agreement between the two companies for energy from Peñascal I.
CPS Energy more than doubled its power offtake from the project – increasing from 77MW to 161MW – and will now receive almost 80% of the power generated there.
Avangrid is supplying CPS Energy with enough energy from Peñascal I to power about 41,000 Texan homes.
Pedro Azagra, Avangrid chief executive said: “This is another great example of Avangrid working closely with our partners to continue delivering clean, reliable energy to customers.
“In this case, we are growing our already strong relationship with CPS Energy to support their growing customer base while managing merchant risk at one of our existing wind facilities.
“Partnerships like this are critical to supporting a clean energy transition in Texas and beyond.”
Rudy D Garza, president and chief executive of CPS Energy, added: “Growing our portfolio of renewable energy brings us closer to realizing our Vision 2027 goals.
“This expansion is an exciting step in our renewable energy commitments and is well-aligned with our approved generation plan.”
Peñascal I was the first wind power project on the Texas coast, reaching commercial operations in 2009.
It includes 84 turbines and supports 16 permanent employees in the community.