Avangrid Renewables has reached agreement with Axium Infrastructure to transfer 50 percent ownership of the Dry Lake II Wind Farm and 50 percent of the Copper Crossing Solar Project later this year. Avangrid Renewables developed, and currently owns and operates, the two Arizona projects, with the long-term output of both projects under contract to Salt River Project (SRP).
The 65.1-megawatt Dry Lake II Wind Farm is located in Snowflake, and it features 31 Suzlon S88 wind turbines. It reached commercial operation in 2010. The 20-megawatt Copper Crossing Solar Project is located in Florence, and it features 66,000 photovoltaic modules. It reached commercial operation in 2011.
