Scottish Power Renewables has started work on two onshore windfarms in Scotland – the first to be developed by the company without a government-backed contract.
They are instead being built on the basis of power purchase agreements (PPAs) with Amazon and Tesco.
Scottish Power will supply Amazon with power generated from a 50MW windfarm on the Kintyre Peninsula in Scotland consisting of 14 turbines. It will also construct a 15-turbine windfarm with a capacity of 30MW at Halsary in Caithness to provide Tesco with low-carbon electricity as part of the retailer’s pledge to use 100 per cent renewable energy by 2030.
Lindsay McQuade, chief executive of Scottish Power Renewables, said: “Fighting to stop the climate emergency is the defining challenge of our generation and a central part of Scottish Power’s business model – we are delighted to partner with others who share our ambition.
“As the world progresses towards net zero, collaboration between power suppliers and global companies like Amazon and Tesco is vital to deliver change on the scale required.
“Onshore wind is the cheapest way of generating electricity, and power purchase agreements (PPAs) provide an important route to market for this green technology.
“We’re seeing an increasing number of progressive companies entering into PPAs to bring forward investment in green energy to support their operations.”