Avangrid has signed a contract with SmartestEnergy, the global provider of renewable energy solutions for businesses, for power from two Avangrid energy projects in New Hampshire. SmartestEnergy will receive the full capacity from Avangrid’s Lempster and Groton energy projects, totaling 72 Megawatts (MW). This deal represents the first offtake agreement between the two companies.

“We are happy to partner with SmartestEnergy for power from these two energy projects in New Hampshire,” said Jose Antonio Miranda, Avangrid CEO. “At a time when demand for power is growing rapidly, this demonstrates our proactive approach to managing Avangrid’s existing fleet of energy projects to ensure they continue to benefit the community through their lifetime and generate reliable electricity for homes and businesses in the Northeast.”

SmartestEnergy CEO Andy Cormie, said, “We are pleased to be partnering with Avangrid on the Lempster and Groton projects. Securing the full offtake from these long-standing New Hampshire wind assets demonstrates the trust and commitment Avangrid has in SmartestEnergy to provide a reliable and competitive route to market for their wind assets. This agreement reflects our continued focus on building strong partnerships that drive long-term value for communities and the clean energy transition.”

Lempster is a 24 MW wind energy project located in Sullivan County and came online in 2008 becoming New Hampshire’s first modern, commercial-scale wind farm. Groton is a 48 MW wind energy project located in Grafton County and came online in 2012. These two projects support 10 permanent jobs in the community for the operations and maintenance of the facilities. Additionally, these two projects contributed a combined $1.8 million in state and local taxes last year, and nearly $30 million in combined taxes since being built.

Avangrid has operations in 23 states and owns 10.5 GW of power capacity from 80 projects.

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