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EDF Renewables North America has announced a 20-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Omaha Public Power District (OPPD) for the Milligan 1 Wind Project. Developed, owned, and operated by EDF Renewables, the 300 MW Milligan 1 project, located in Nebraska, has been operational since 2021. This partnership with OPPD marks a new collaboration aimed at delivering reliable renewable energy to communities across Nebraska.
John Shultzabarger, Senior Director of Power Marketing at EDF Renewables, said, “Collaborating with OPPD to support their ambitious goals for doubling generation capacity by 2030, and reaching net-zero carbon by 2050, is an exciting endeavor for us. Milligan 1 will enable OPPD to meet the rapidly increasing demand for electricity in their service area while strengthening their commitment to provide sustainable energy solutions for the customers they serve. We are thrilled to be part of this partnership and look forward to taking on more such initiatives in the future.”
“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,” added OPPD President and CEO, Javier Fernandez. “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.”
