Tech company Google will add wind energy in Oregon to power its nearby data centers.

The company signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) for over 100 megawatts (MW) of energy from the Leaning Juniper IIB project with Avangrid, an energy company and member of the Iberdrola Group. The project, located in Gilliam County, Oregon, will supply power to Google’s nearby data centers in The Dalles. Leaning Juniper IIB is a wind energy facility that was built in 2010.

Avangrid will repower its existing Leaning Juniper IIB energy project, significantly upgrading the facility and replacing existing components with modern equipment. This extends the life of the project while improving its efficiency and increasing energy production to deliver power to the grid. Once completed, Leaning Juniper IIB is expected to generate enough electricity to power about 31,000 U.S. homes annually. 

Northern Wasco County People’s Utility District (PUD) will deliver the power from Leaning Juniper IIB to Google’s nearby data centers in The Dalles. 

Google opened its first owned and operated data center facility in The Dalles in 2006 and has since expanded its footprint. Google data centers power Google Cloud, AI innovations, and other digital products and services that people and organizations use daily, such as Search, Maps, and Workspace.

“Through our strategic collaboration with Google, Northern Wasco County PUD is developing innovative carbon-free renewable energy resources to meet the expanding industrial needs of our customers in a way that benefits all customer-owners equitably,” said Roger Kline, General Manager and CEO of Northern Wasco County PUD, in a statement. “This not only advances our regional clean energy capacity but also delivers lasting economic benefits and sustainable infrastructure investments to our community.”