GHG Emissions, Industrial, Wind  -  September 23, 2024

Omaha Public Power Signs PPA for Wind Project

Omaha Public Power District signed a 20-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for the Milligan 1 Wind project (Milligan 1).

The agreement was signed with EDF Renewables North America, the owner/operator and developer of the 300 megawatt (MW) project located in Nebraska. The project has been in operation since 2021.

“The addition of Milligan 1 contributes to the expansion and diversification of the OPPD energy portfolio and provides us with the ability to draw from multiple sources. Having that flexibility in our generation fleet is essential to enable economic growth in Nebraska and it is also extremely critical to reliability,” said OPPD President and CEO Javier Fernandez, in a statement. “We are making substantial generation additions to keep reliable power flowing to our customers as usage grows in our thriving Nebraska economy. Between 2024 and the end of the decade, OPPD plans to add 3,200 MW of generation, with half of those additions coming from renewables.”

OPPD has plans to double its generation capacity by 2030 and reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050.

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