Google signs 20 years agreement-Iowa Wind farm output

Google has purchased NextEra Energy Resources 114-megawatt story County II equivalent facility Iowa through the 20-year power purchase agreement for the total production of 38.8 million dollars. Google plans to sell the purchased output on-the-grid back to the regional market and wholesale RECs associated with the power of retirement.

The agreement is the first Google Energy LLC, December 2009 to the company's location to the large amounts of renewable energy sources by participating in the wholesale market in entity.

In addition, the wind, Google is also exercised the company solar installations Mountain View its head office, and has invested in start-up (geothermal) AltaRock, eSolar and Makani Power (Airborne wind turbines).

News Release-Our 114 megawatt wind power set to purchase

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