French renewable electricity supplier Enercoop has signed a three-way deal to purchase the energy generated by a 36MW wind farm.
The agreement is with the wind farm’s developer Valorem and energy aggregator Hydronext.
The 10-turbine wind farm, in the communes of Ablaincourt-Pressoir, Hypercourt, Licourt and Marchelepot in the Somme, will be commissioned in the third quarter of 2019.
Under the terms of the contract Enercoop will buy the wind farm’s output while Hydronext will cover production forecasts and other aspects related to energy marketing.
Enercoop will pay a bonus to Valorem to create a more competitive offer.
By the end of 2019, the cooperative supplier will have agreements in place to purchase 80MW of wind power, compared with 27MW in 2018.
The additional wind is enabling Enercoop to diversify its supply portfolio, which is mainly hydroelectric.
The share of wind power in the company’s energy mix should reach 25% by the end of this year, compared with 7% in 2018.