NextEra Energy Resources and Portland General Electric Company are partnering on a wind, solar and energy storage hybrid project totalling 400MW in Oregon.
The Wheatridge renewable energy facility will be built north of Lexington in eastern Oregon and comprise 300MW of wind and 50MW each of solar and storage capacity.
GE will supply 120 turbines for the wind component, which is expected online in December 2020.
The suppliers for the solar farm and battery storage facility, which will be operational in 2021, are still to be determined, the partners said.
Wheatridge will provide up to 300 jobs during construction of the wind farm and up to 175 jobs during construction of the solar and storage.
About 10 full-time employees will operate the combined facilities once operational.
PGE will own 100MW of the wind project, with a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources owning the balance, electricity from which will be sold to PGE under 30-year power purchase agreements.
The NextEra Energy Resources’ subsidiary will build and operate the combined facility.
The split ownership and PPA structure will allow the companies to share project risks and benefits, they said.
PGE president and chief executive Maria Pope said: “We’re moving aggressively to integrate smart grid technologies and renewable energy to give customers affordable, clean, low-carbon energy.
“Wheatridge will be a model for integrating renewable generation and storage to cost-effectively reduce emissions while maintaining a reliable grid.”
NextEra Energy Resources president and chief executive Armando Pimentel said: “We’re pleased to work with Portland General Electric on the Wheatridge Renewable Energy Facility, an exciting opportunity to combine wind, solar and energy storage.
“This venture will allow PGE’s customers to benefit from more renewable energy over more hours of the day and create substantial economic value for the communities that host this project, many of whom stand to benefit for years to come.”