Power purchase agreement funds Scottish wind farm

ScottishPower Renewables has completed construction of a new onshore windfarm in the Scottish Highlands – its first in five years – built specifically to support the energy needs of supermarket giant, Tesco.

The 30 MW, 15-turbine Halsary wind farm in Caithness is now generating enough clean energy for the equivalent of almost 20,000 homes and will help power Tesco’s stores and operations across the country.

It was developed as part of a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Tesco, making it the first ScottishPower windfarm to be built without a government support scheme.

PPAs allow developers to invest in and build new green infrastructure projects with a clear route to market, while corporate customers benefit from a trusted source of clean energy, certainty and transparency in relation to energy costs, says ScottishPower.