普吉特海湾能源公司 signs long-term contract for more wind energy

PSE signs power purchase agreement for Haymaker Wind out of 蒙大拿

贝尔维尤,华盛顿 (7/23/2024) As part of its continued efforts to procure clean energy, 普吉特海湾能源公司 has signed a 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Clearway Energy Group (“Clearway”) for a 315 MW wind farm under development in Wheatl和 和 Meagher County in 蒙大拿.

一次操作, the Haymaker Wind Farm will contribute approximately 15% toward PSE’s remaining need to meet its 2030 clean energy targets. 315 MW translates into enough energy to power about 116,000 average homes in PSE’s service territory.

“This agreement with Clearway helps us meet some of the most ambitious clean energy laws in the nation while delivering on our customer’s expectations for energy that is safe, reliable 和 affordable,罗恩·罗伯茨说, PSE’s senior vice president of Energy Resources. “We are proud to be a partner in developing 蒙大拿’s wind 资源—this project is another milestone in our continued investment in the state’s energy economy.”

The Haymaker Wind facility is being developed by Clearway, one of the largest clean energy developers 和 owners in the country with over 11.5 GW of wind, solar, storage, 和 natural gas assets in operation. Clearway has committed to ensuring that Haymaker will be constructed using community workforce or project labor agreements 和 to using local 和 diverse suppliers (包括 small businesses, minority owned businesses, 和 women owned businesses) when available. 建设 is expected to start in June of 2026 with completion 和 commercial operation targeted for 2028.

“We are proud to partner with 普吉特海湾能源公司 in delivering low-cost clean energy to their customers 和 supporting their ambitious renewable energy goals,瓦莱丽·伍利说, Senior Vice President of Origination at Clearway. “Reinforced by the Inflation Reduction Act, Haymaker represents a major investment in central 蒙大拿’s economy, 和 we’re eager to work with the community through development, 建设, 和 our long-term stewardship of the project.”

The wind project will create numerous 建设 jobs, 固定工作, 和 will generate millions of dollars of spending in the local community, 包括, for the full size of the project, millions in l和owner payments 和 over $100 million in property tax revenue over the life of the project.

Wind energy from Haymaker will be delivered to PSE’s customers using existing PSE transmission.

PSE is currently in the process of developing the Beaver Creek Wind Farm, a utility-scale wind project located in Stillwater County, 蒙大拿. Other recent examples include power purchase agreements with Energy Keepers, Inc., the tribally owned corporation of the Confederated Salish 和 Kootenai Tribes for hydroelectric power, 和 an agreement with NextEra for power from 蒙大拿’s largest wind farm, 克利尔沃特风, 位于玫瑰花蕾, Custer 和 Garfield Counties. PSE has been part of 蒙大拿’s energy economy since the 1970s; more about PSE’s work in 蒙大拿 can be found at www.psemontana.com.

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Andrew Padula, 1-888-831-7250, psenewsroom@dali169.net