GHG Emissions, Commercial, Wind - March 5, 2025
Soluna Signs Wind PPA
Soluna Holdings, Inc., a data center developer and operator, signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) for wind energy.
The agreement was signed with EDF Renewables North America and Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company – Masdar, which are co-owners of the Las Majadas Wind Project. Las Majadas Wind, located in Willacy County in southern Texas, has a total capacity of 273 MW and became operational in 2021.
Under the terms of the agreement, Soluna will purchase up to 166 MW of energy produced by the Las Majadas Wind Project to power a Soluna data center to be built close to the wind project’s substation.
Soluna’s data center, named Project Kati, will utilize behind-the-meter power generated by the wind project, while also curtailing their operations under certain market conditions when energy is most needed by the grid.
This innovative PPA structure provides a flexible solution to the challenges of transmission constraints and curtailment, essentially allowing an alternate route to capture under-utilized electricity. In parallel, it provides clean power to an energy intensive operation — advanced computing applications, including AI.
“Behind-the-meter offtake opportunities present a unique advantage for market-exposed renewable projects by physically delivering a portion of a plant’s power directly to a co-located buyer’s facility. We are pleased to collaborate with Soluna to secure a win-win situation,” said Gabe Messercola, Associate Director, Capital Improvements Portfolio Management at EDF Renewables, in a statement.
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