Oregon’s Northern Wasco PUD will supply power to Google data centers as part of an agreement announced by Avangrid Inc. on July 22.
Avangrid announced the signing of a power purchase agreement with Google for more than 100 MW of energy from the Leaning Juniper IIB project located in Gilliam County, Oregon.
Leaning Juniper IIB is a wind energy facility that was built in 2010.
Avangrid will repower its existing Leaning Juniper IIB energy project, significantly upgrading the facility and replacing existing components with modern equipment. This extends the life of the project while improving its efficiency and increasing energy production to deliver power to the grid.
Northern Wasco County PUD will deliver the power from Leaning Juniper IIB to Google’s nearby data centers in The Dalles.
Google opened its first owned and operated data center facility in The Dalles in 2006 and has since expanded its footprint.
"Through our strategic collaboration with Google, Northern Wasco County PUD is developing innovative carbon-free renewable energy resources to meet the expanding industrial needs of our customers in a way that benefits all customer-owners equitably," said Roger Kline, General Manager and CEO of Northern Wasco County PUD. "This not only advances our regional clean energy capacity but also delivers lasting economic benefits and sustainable infrastructure investments to our community."
The 119 MW project represents nearly $200 million in investment and 150 construction jobs for north-central Oregon.
