At the same time, EDF Renewable Energy has acquired the Pilot Hill project from the developers Orion Energy and Vision Energy. EDF Renewable Energy will own and operate the project.

Pilot Hill, slated to enter construction shortly and be finished in early 2015, will consist of a combination of General Electric and Vestas turbines.

The PPA is Microsoft’s second such deal in the past two years, following last year’s transaction when it agreed to purchase the output from the 110MW Keechi wind farm in Texas from owner RES Americas.

The technology giant says its latest PPA is “indicative of [its] growing commitment to renewable energy and sustainability”.

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