Big Raymond wind project is E.ON’s Largest single-phase wind farm in its portfolio.

“We’re thrilled to partner with another renewable energy leader in Texas in Austin Energy, especially with one of our main U.S. offices based in the city,” said Silvis Ortin, COO North America. “E.ON and Austin Energy both have a long track record of investing in renewables in Texas, and we look forward to that continued growth in the state.”

Big Raymond Windfarm represents an investment of more than $500,000,000 in the South Texas region.

“We’re excited our largest windfarm in South Texas will move forward this year,” said Paul Bowman, Executive Vice President of Development North America Onshore. “We are proud to be furthering our investment in South Texas and appreciate the community support we’ve received on our previous projects in the area. Our commitment to the Valley is second to none and we look forward to being neighbors for many years.”

“E.ON has proven to be a good business partner for our community,” said Willacy County Judge Aurelio Guerra. “We are looking forward to continue to work with them and press the objective of converting to wind for alternative energy in general.”

E.ON recently announced two other South Texas onshore wind farms, Peyton Creek and Cranell, are under construction with a combined total of more than 370 MW and both of which are expected to come online by the end of 2019.

E.ON has developed, built, and operates more than 3,800 MW of solar, wind and energy storage projects across the U.S., with more on the way.

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The 201-MW Stella Wind Farm led to an investment of more than $200 million in the Texas county.

E.ON celebrated the grand opening of its Stella Wind Farm, a 201-MW project, located in Kenedy County, Texas.

“In addition to creating high-paying local jobs, the Stella Wind Farm will generate more than $25 million in local community benefits over the life of the project in the Kenedy County area,” said Silvia Ortin, COO, North America and E.ON Climate & Renewables Board Member.

“This additional revenue will support essential county services and local schools,” Ortin added.

Stella consists of 67.3-MW turbines built by Nordex, came online in December 2018 and represents an investment of more than $200 million in the county.

Approximately 300 construction jobs were created to bring the project online and local contractors spent more than $12 million on local products and services.

E.ON has developed, built, and operates more than 3,800 MW of solar, wind and energy storage projects across the U.S., with more on the way.

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QTS’ commitment to procure 100% of its power from renewables by 2025, through wind farms such as Radford’s Run, was announced in conjunction with its published 2018 Environmental, Social, and Governance Initiatives Report — one of the first in the data center industry.

QTS Realty Trust, a provider of hybrid colocation and mega-scale data center solutions, has signed a 10-year agreement to purchase renewable energy equal to the expected electricity needs of the company’s data centers in Chicago, Ill. and Piscataway, N.J.

QTS signed the deal with Citigroup Energy Inc. and Calpine Energy Solutions, LLC. Under the agreement, QTS purchased environmental attributes from Rio Bravo Wind in Starr County, Texas — equal to 100% of the projected power consumption of the data centers.

In addition, the agreement provides that an equivalent amount of financial energy has been purchased from the Radford’s Run Wind Farm in Macon County, Ill.

The Radford’s Run Wind Farm is owned by E.ON Climate and Renewables North America, LLC. The Rio Bravo Wind is owned by Rio Bravo Windpower, LLC.

“Renewable energy is a critical component of our comprehensive sustainability program that we document and report on publicly,” said Travis Wright, Vice President Energy and Sustainability, QTS. “As a leader in the data center industry, we are committed to minimizing our carbon footprint through advanced development and procurement initiatives.”

The company now has three mega data centers procuring 100% of their energy from renewable sources, including its data centers in Chicago, Piscataway and Irving, TX.

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