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Duke Energy Renewables, a commercial business unit of Duke Energy, today announced the commercial operation of the largest windpower project in its fleet – the 350-megawatt Frontier Windpower II project in Kay County, Okla.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C., March 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Duke Energy Renewables, a commercial business unit of Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK), today announced the commercial operation of the largest windpower project in its fleet – the 350-megawatt (MW) Frontier Windpower II project in Kay County, Okla.
The project is an expansion of the 200-MW Frontier Windpower project, operational since 2016. Together, Frontier I and II are generating a total of 550 MW of wind energy – enough to power about 193,000 average-size homes.
AT&T and Ball Corporation have signed 15-year virtual power purchase agreements (VPPAs) for 160 MW and 161 MW, respectively. These VPPAs will settle on an as-generated basis tied to Frontier II s real-time energy output.
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