The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) selected the Larrabee Tri-Collector Solution (LTCS) project proposed by Mid-Atlantic Offshore Development (MAOD) and Jersey Central Power & Light Company to establish the first offshore wind project transmission in the United States. MAOD is a joint venture of EDF Renewables – North America and Shell New Energies…

The 150-MW Merricourt Wind Project from EDF Renewables North America achieved commercial operation and has been turned over to Otter Tail Power Company, a subsidiary of Otter Tail Corporation. EDF Renewables developed and managed the construction process for Otter Tail Power under an asset purchase agreement and turnkey EPC agreement. “North Dakota’s abundant wind resource…

Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind, the 50-50 joint venture between EDF Renewables North America and Shell New Energies U.S., submitted its proposal to the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities to supply the state with up to 2,300 MW of renewable wind energy. New Jersey seeks to award between 1,200 MW and 2,400 MW of offshore…

EDF Renewables North America and Pedernales Electric Cooperative, the largest distribution electric cooperative in the United States, signed a 15-year PPA for a 100-MW share of King Creek 1 Wind Project. Located on ranch land in Throckmorton and Haskell Counties, Texas, the King Creek project expects to begin delivering clean electricity in Q4 2021. “EDF…

EDF Renewables and Alliant Energy’s 200 MW Golden Plains Wind Project started commercial operation on March 27 and is delivering clean electricity to Iowa customers. Located in Winnebago and Kossuth counties in north-central Iowa, Golden Plains injected millions of dollars into the economy and employed hundreds of workers at the peak of construction. With Golden…

EDF Renewables North America announced they have entered into a Build and Transfer Agreement (BTA) with Tucson Electric Power (TEP) for the 247.4-MW Oso Grande Wind Project. EDF will complete development of the project and manage the construction process on behalf of TEP. Oso Grande Wind Project, located in southeastern New Mexico, will include a total of…

EDF Renewables North America announced that its 100-MW Stoneray Wind Project is fully operational. Located in Pipestone and Murray counties in Southwestern Minnesota, the Project consists of 39 wind turbines manufactured by Siemens Gamesa. The electricity generated by the project will be delivered to Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency (SMMPA) beginning in 2020 under a Power Purchase Agreement…

  EDF Renewables North America has closed on a purchase agreement with York Nebraska Wind Partners, LLC, a partnership comprised of Aksamit Resource Management, LLC and York Capital Management for 100% of the interests in the 300-MW Milligan 1 Wind Project located in Nebraska. The project is currently in development with anticipated operation to commence in…

EDF Renewables North America has signed a multi-year agreement with Phoenix Wind Repower, a portfolio investment of a fund managed by the Infrastructure and Power strategy at Ares Management Corporation, to provide operations and maintenance (O&M) services for three wind projects located in Texas. With this agreement, EDF Renewables’ Asset Optimization portfolio has reached over 2,300 MW in Texas,…

EDF Renewables, Canada have announced the signing of a 20-year Renewable Electricity Support Agreement (RESA) with the Alberta Electricity System Operator (AESO) for the renewable attributes related to the 201.6-MW Cypress Wind project. The contract, secured through Round 2 of the Renewable Electricity Program’s (REP2) competitive procurement process managed by the AESO on behalf of the Alberta…

EDF Renewables North America and Ameren Missouri (a subsidiary of Ameren Corporation) announced an agreement by which Ameren will acquire, after construction, the 157-MW Brickyard Hill wind project. “Our transition to cleaner forms of generation is building momentum,” said Michael Moehn, President of Ameren Missouri. “Investing in renewable generation, with the majority in Missouri, benefits our customers and the communities we…

EDF Renewables North America has installed 3M Wind Vortex Generators (VGs) on their Chestnut Flats Wind Project in Logan Township, Pennsylvania. The installation follows the successful field verification testing of VGs installed on six GE 1.5sle turbines completed earlier this year at EDF Renewable’s Bobcat Bluff Wind Project in Archer County, Texas. The Bobcat Bluff turbines with VGs were operated for a period…

EDF Renewables North America and Fishermen’s Energy have announced the submission of a joint petition for approval of the Nautilus Offshore Wind project, located in state waters off the coast of Atlantic City. The project represents a crucial opportunity for New Jersey to gain the immediate benefit of local investment, jobs, infrastructure, and offshore experience ahead…

EDF Renewables announced the signing of Purchase and Sale Agreements (PSA) by which PGGM Infrastructure Fund will acquire a 50% ownership interest in the following projects: Red Pine Wind, Rock Falls Wind, Switch Station 1 Solar, and Switch Station 2 Solar. The total capacity of the portfolio of projects is 588 MW. “This portfolio of wind and solar…

EDF Renewables and Alliant Energy’s Iowa energy company announced the signing of contracts by which EDF Renewables will develop and construct up to 200 MW of the Golden Plains Wind Project. Golden Plains Wind Project is located in Winnebago and Kossuth counties in the north central portion of Iowa. The project is expected to create 150+ construction jobs…

The 224.25 MW Nicolas-Riou Wind Project was recently inaugurated in Quebec. Owners Quebec–Régie intermunicipale de l’énergie du Bas-Saint-Laurent (RIÉBSL), the Régie intermunicipale de l’Energie Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine (RIÉGÎM) and EDF Renewables, along with around 170 guests, were on hand last week to celebrate the inauguration. Present at the inauguration, Mr. Jean D’Amour, Minister Delegate for Maritime Affairs,…

EDF Renewable Energy (EDF RE) announced that the 200-MW Red Pine Wind Project is fully operational and delivering electricity. Consisting of 100 wind turbines manufactured by Vestas, Red Pine interconnects to Northern States Power’s Hawks Nest Lake Substation and generates enough clean wind energy to meet the consumption of 92,000 average homes, according to the U.S. Energy Information…

The U.S. Department of the Interior has begun auctioning the leasing rights to large areas off the coast of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and New Jersey for commercial offshore wind energy development. Hundreds of thousands of acres have already been auctioned off to developers. Large companies including the likes of Wal-Mart and Google have called for…

EDF Renewable Energy and Marubeni Corporation announced recently that a subsidiary of Marubeni acquired a 90 percent economic interest in the 102.5 MW Shiloh IV Wind Project. The Shiloh IV Wind Project, located in Solano County California, commenced operations in December 2012 and supplies carbon-free electricity into the CAISO transmission system under a 25-year power…