Chemical giant DuPont has signed a virtual PPA with NextEra Energy for the Appaloosa Run Wind Energy Center.
The project located in Upton County, Texas is expected to generate 135MW of new wind power capacity or approximately 528,000MWh of renewable electricity annually.
It will deliver the clean energy equivalent to avoiding the carbon emissions from more than 81,000 passenger cars driven each year, or the annual electricity consumption of nearly 70,000 homes. .
The project will also help support DuPont’s Acting on Climate goal of reducing absolute greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 30%, including sourcing 60% of electricity from renewable energy, by 2030, and achieving carbon neutrality by 2050.
DuPont chief procurement officer Miguel Gonzalez said: “We are pleased that Appaloosa Run Wind is now operational and producing the renewable energy we need on our work to transition to clean energy sources and help achieve decarbonization.
“Renewable energy is a piece of an integrated climate and energy approach that helps us deliver on our purpose of empowering the world with the essential innovations to thrive.”