The Iberdrola (Avangrid) park for Apple will use Vestas turbines

Windmills

As rare as it may be, Vestas will be the one who will supply 184 megawatt (MW) wind turbines to Avangrid Renewables, a subsidiary of Iberdrola, and not Gamesa (Iberdrola is a shareholder), for build a wind farm in Oregon to provide 'green' and clean energy to the multinational Apple.

In fact, Danish manufacturer will provide a total of 41 V136-3.45 MW 3,6 MW turbines for the first phase of the Montague wind farm, as well as 36 MW of components compatible with the 4 MW platform.

In addition to supplying the wind turbines, Vestas will also maintain the project for a minimum of five years.

Wind turbine

Apple and its wind farm

The Spanish power company will supply energy to the technology company Apple during the next twenty years, expandable 5 more, through the aforementioned park. Where will you invest a minimum 300 million of dollars.

All this investment will be through Avangrid company, Iberdrola's renewable energy subsidiary in the United States. It should be remembered that the giant technological Apple, is the largest company in the world by stock market value, with a current value of about 880.000 million euros.

Apple Store

The contract includes the construction of a wind power plant in Gilliam County (Oregon), which will have a capacity of 200 megawatts (MW), will begin to be built next year (2018) and will come into operation in 2020. The investment for the start-up of the Montague park amounts to 300 million dollars (275 million euros).

Through the signed agreement, Iberdrola and Apple have signed a long-term energy sales contract, Therefore, the electricity company headed by Ignacio Sánchez-Galán will own, operate and maintain the wind farm. While the generated electrical energy on the premises for the next twenty years will be supplied to the Apple premises.

Installation of a windmill

Add that the park will be located near other assets of the company in Oregon, which will help to achieve cost reduction (synergies).

Green energy

The agreement underscores the intention of US multinationals to continue promoting green energy, despite the relaxation of regulations environmental policies launched by the new president of the United States, Donald Trump, as opposed to the policies of his predecessor, Barack Obama.

Donald Trump against climate change

The contract with Apple continues similar ones reached by Avangrid in recent months. At the end of last year, the Iberdrola subsidiary signed a long-term strategic agreement with the US sportswear manufacturer Nike. According to the agreement, Avangrid will supply wind energy to the American company during lthe next ten years.

The energy will reach the «headquarters » from Nike in Breaverton, Oregon, from Leaning Juniper TT parks, also located in Oregon, and Jupiter Canyon, in Washington.

The power contracted by Nike amounted to 70 megawatts (MW), compared to the 350 MW of which both plants have.

Huelva wind farm

As explained by Nike, the agreement began last January, and is part of the company's commitment to achieve one hundred percent renewable supply at its facilities by 2025.

In addition, Iberdrola (Avangrid) supplies wind energy to e-commerce giant Amazon, through the Amazon Wind Farm US East, a park located in North Carolina, which is already operational.

Texas

Rental income

Contracts such as Apple, Nike and Amazon are called in the United States Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) and guarantee the profitability of energy facilities in the country for a long period of time.

This provides stability to Avangrid's growth plan, which includes investments of more than 10.000 million dollars until 2020.

avangrid

Since 2015, the subsidiary of Iberdrola in the United States is Avangrid Inc, the result of the merger of Iberdrola USA with UIL Holding.

Avangrid is the country subholding company listed in the United States of America with reinforced autonomy; which carries out all the operations in this country of its parent company, IBERDROLA, SA, which owns 81,50%.

Its subsidiaries provide renewable and thermal electricity generation; transmission and distribution of electricity; natural gas storage and distribution; and renewable energy and energy services operations in 25 states, from New England to the West Coast


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