Iberdrola and Amazon sign PPA for East Anglia Three offshore wind farm in the UK
Iberdrola and Amazon sign PPA for East Anglia Three offshore wind farm in the UK | Windpower Monthly
Iberdrola and Amazon have signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) for 159MW of the 1.4GW East Anglia Three offshore wind farm in the UK.
Comprising 95 Siemens Gamesa 14.7MW turbines, the wind farm is due to be operational in 2026. Under the PPA, it will supply Amazon with 700GWh of electricity a year.
The agreement means Amazon has contracted 54,000GWh of renewable energy to date from Iberdrola under PPAs for wind farms in the UK, Germany and the US.
In Germany, two of Iberdrola’s previously announced offshore wind farms (Baltic Eagle and Windanker) will provide Amazon with 319MW (1.3 TWh each year). In the US, Amazon has signed agreements that include the Osagrove Flats wind farm for 150MW (550GWh a year) and the repowered Leaning Juniper IIA for 90MW (240GWh a year).
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