Arizona Looks At Big Wind Buy

Tuscon Electric seeking bids for up to 150 MW of wind energy

Michelle Froese, January 16, 2018 (Windpower Engineering & Development)

“…[Arizona’s second biggest investor-owned utility, Tucson Electric Power (TEP), wants] proposals] for the design and construction of new wind energy resources that could power up to 31,000 homes annually…TEP plans to seek cost-competitive bids for 100-150 MW of wind energy from resources that interconnect with TEP’s system or deliver power through a third-party firm transmission service. The energy will help TEP work toward its goal of delivering at least 30% of its power from renewable resources by 2030, doubling the state’s 2025 goal…[TEP would] contract with the successful bidder in 2018 and begin receiving power from the new wind resource in 2021…[The utility is moving to capitalize on market conditions and tax credits to contract with projects for energy, as well as] ancillary services and supporting energy storage systems…[New Energy presently provides nearly 11% of TEP] power…” click here for more

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