Walmart and EDP Renewables (EDPR) announced three power purchase agreements (PPA) that will enable the construction of three new utility-scale wind farms, developed, owned and operated by EDPR, in the states of Illinois and Indiana.
Walmart’s cumulative 233 megawatt (MW) investment includes the following:
• 123 MW from the Bright Stalk Wind Farm (a 205 MW project in McLean County, Illinois, with start of operations expected in 2019; this PPA is a part of the announcement EDPR issued on July 3, 2018)
• 60 MW from the Headwaters II Wind Farm (a 200 MW project in Randolph County, Indiana, with start of operations expected in 2020; this PPA is a part of the announcement EDPR issued on July 3, 2018)
• 50 MW from the Harvest Ridge Wind Farm, formerly Broadlands Wind Farm (a 200 MW project in Douglas County, Illinois, with start of operations expected in 2019; this PPA is a part of the announcement EDPR issued on May 10, 2018)