Microsoft to purchase power from 90 MW wind project in the USA

TransAlta Renewables Inc. has announced that Microsoft Corp. signed a 15-year power purchase arrangement (PPA) earlier this year for the 90 MW Big Level wind facility now under construction in Hector Township, Pennsylvania.

The Big Level wind facility is the third power purchase arrangement Microsoft has signed in the PJM Interconnection. With this Big Level project, Microsoft’s total renewable energy portfolio will rise to more than 1.2 GW, covering six states and three continents.

Construction at Big Level is underway. Commercial operation is expected to begin in the second half of 2019. All regulatory approvals have been completed.