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Pattern Energy, SRP Sign PPA for 600 MW of SunZia Wind Power

Pattern Energy and Salt River Project (SRP) have signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for up to 600 MW of power from the SunZia project, strengthening Arizona's renewable energy supply to meet rising electricity demand while supporting grid reliability and decarbonisation.

July 13, 2026. By Mrinmoy Dey

Pattern Energy and Salt River Project (SRP) have announced that they have signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for 600 MW of SunZia. This agreement will help SRP meet growing energy demand across the Phoenix metropolitan area while maintaining affordability, reliability and sustainability for customers.

SRP will receive 400 MW of energy beginning this fall and will increase its allocation to 600 MW by summer of 2027, the not-for-profit public power utility stated.

Hunter Armistead, Chief Executive Officer, Pattern Energy, said, “This PPA highlights SRP’s leadership and our partnership, showing how a diverse and cost‑effective energy portfolio can meet Arizona’s needs today while supporting a reliable and resilient grid for the future.”

SunZia is set to deliver enough energy to power approximately one million American homes annually, representing a USD 11 billion energy investment across the Southwest. Backed by a 3,650 MW wind resource and a 550‑mile HVDC transmission line that efficiently moves large amounts of electricity across long distances, it adds a new, clean resource that contributes to SRP’s diverse portfolio of energy resources, which includes hydro, wind, natural gas, solar, battery storage and other generation, it said.

SRP currently has 288 MW of wind energy serving its customers. The energy from SunZia supports SRP’s plan to more than double the capacity of its power system by 2035 through the addition of thousands of megawatts of renewable energy, as well as natural gas and battery energy storage resources.

Bobby Olsen, Associate General Manager and Chief Power System Executive, Salt River Project, said, “This agreement with Pattern Energy plays a key role in SRP’s all-of-the-above approach to meeting the growing energy needs of the Phoenix metropolitan area reliably, affordably and sustainably. This project will triple the amount of wind energy on SRP’s grid, helping us make progress toward our carbon reduction goals.”

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