Google has signed a 150-megawatt, 15-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Ørsted to purchase renewable energy generated by the Helena Wind Farm, a 268-megawatt wind farm located in Pawnee, Texas.
The project was commissioned in mid-2022 and provides enough low-cost electricity to the South ERCOT service territory to power about 90,000 homes.
This marks the first agreement between Google and Ørsted in the United States, and the second global agreement.
“Building a 24/7 carbon-free energy portfolio requires us to blend various resources to optimize for hourly production, and that's exactly what this project helps us accomplish,” said Sana Ouji, energy lead at Google. “We're excited to continue our partnership with Ørsted and add this wind project to our existing solar portfolio in ERCOT as we serve customers out of our Dallas cloud region.”
