Salt River Project says it will triple its wind power resources by the end of next year.
The utility plans to buy 600 megawatts, enough to power about 150,000 homes, from a new wind farm in New Mexico. That's up from SRP's current wind portfolio of 288 megawatts.
The utility has agreed to purchase the power from Pattern Energy’s SunZia plant for the next 20 years.
The plant came online in June, despite the Trump administration’s opposition to wind power expansion since his return to office.
It’s been touted as the largest renewable energy project in U.S. history with a total output that nears Arizona’s Palo Verde nuclear plant, which is one of the largest power stations in the country.
The announcement comes after SRP’s April election where a slate of clean energy candidates won board seats, but the utility says it had already been considering a partnership with SunZia.
SRP says it plans to double its total power capacity over the next 10 years as it faces unprecedented energy demand.
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