Pattern Energy Group has signed long-term Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) with Shell Energy North America (US), (Shell Energy) and the Regents of the University of California, for a portion of the power from its 3,500+ MW SunZia Wind project.
Construction of SunZia Wind is expected to start later this year and be completed in 2026, when it will start delivering power to western energy markets. SunZia Transmission will open access to the western energy markets to SunZia Wind, which is comprised of more than 3,500MW of new wind generation located in Torrance, Lincoln, and San Miguel Counties in New Mexico. SunZia Transmission is a 550-mile ± 525 kV high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission line between central New Mexico and south-central Arizona with the capacity to transport 3,000 MW of clean, renewable energy.