Holy Cross Energy (HCE) and Guzman Energy announced they have signed an agreement with NGC Partners to develop the 150-MW Arriba Wind Farm in Lincoln County, Colorado. HCE will purchase 100 MW of the project’s output, producing enough energy to supply approximately 30% of HCE’s annual energy requirements.
The new Colorado wind farm is scheduled to begin operations by mid-2021. Learn more about HCE’s Seventy70Thirty commitment here.
Guzman Energy will use the remaining 50 MW to serve other communities in its customer base. Guzman has the option to commission another 50 MW in increased project size, and expand its share of the project to 100 MW.
“The agreement we have signed today with Guzman Energy and NGC Partners is an important step in fulfilling our Seventy70Thirty commitment to clean energy, while maintaining reliable and affordable energy supply for our members and the communities they live in,” said Steve Beuning, HCE VP of power supply and programs.
HCE’s ambitious Seventy70Thirty renewable energy goals call for achieving 70% annual energy from clean and renewable sources, with a 70% reduction in CO2 emissions from 2014 levels no later than 2030. HCE and Guzman Energy entered into a partnership last December to accelerate HCE’s progress toward meeting these goals without increasing power costs for their members.
“These new and additional renewable energy resources extend our leadership of the responsible transition to a clean energy future, well in advance of our stated 2030 goals,” added Beuning.
In addition to other new renewable resources, the development of this wind farm will put HCE on a path to meet these goals earlier than expected.
“This new project is the culmination of a lot of hard work to implement a creative partnership and solution that will help western Colorado communities transition toward a cleaner, more affordable energy future,” said Kathleen Staks, Guzman Energy’s director of external affairs. “We are proud to help HCE meet their ambitious energy goals and are excited to add more clean energy to our portfolio to benefit all of our customers.”
The new wind farm is scheduled to begin operations by mid 2021.
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I think it’s all a lie! As a land owner who has been told this wind farm was on its way 9 years ago and every few months are promised construction will begin in January, then in June then they come to renegotiate new contracts and cut the original lease in 1/2 then they send yet another salesman out to keep us believing that they will get construction started in November of 2020, now I read, some time in 2021. I have totally lost faith in this company and am very disappointed in their lack of ethics. The very least they should honor the contracts and catch up on the lease payments they promised.