Avangrid Renewables has signed power purchase agreements for its 22MW Mountain View 3 wind farm in Palm Springs, California.
The renewable energy company has signed three PPAs with a 10-year duration with off-taker, California Choice Energy Authority (CalChoice).
CalChoice will buy the entire output of the 22.44MW wind farm starting in 2021 on behalf of three of its members, Apple Valley Choice Energy, (AVCE), the Rancho Mirage Energy Authority (RMEA), and Lancaster Choice Energy (LCE).
The PPAs will enable these three locally operated electric service providers to offer their customers clean, renewable energy generated in one of the most wind-rich areas of California.
The project location sits adjacent to RMEA’s service territory and relatively close to the LCE and AVCE customer bases.
The Mountain View 3 wind farm output will allow the three CalChoice members to continue offering voluntary service options that provide customers with the opportunity to purchase up to 100% renewable energy from local and regional generating resources.
Avangrid Renewables vice president of renewable origination and strategies Diana Scholtes said: “Helping communities in southern California deliver locally-generated clean energy is an inspiring market development that CalChoice has helped enable.”