Charlottesville, Virginia-based Apex Clean Energy has signed a power purchase agreement with Google for power that will be generated by its Rocky Forge wind farm.
Financial terms were undisclosed.
Apex began developing Rocky Forge in 2015 with plans for 25 550-foot tall wind turbines in Botetourt County, Virginia, near Roanoke. When it comes online in 2026, it will generate 79 megawatts of electricity.
The purchase agreement with Google has the search engine giant buying all power produced for its data centers in Virginia.
It is the second power agreement for Apex with Google. It has a similar partnership for a 189-megawatt wind farm in North Carolina.
Apex said the project has created 250 construction jobs and will contribute $30 million in state and local tax revenue over the life of the facility.
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