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Microsoft and Avangrid Sign PPA for Bluebird Solar Project in Washington State

LCG, May 27, 2026--Avangrid, Inc., a member of the Iberdrola Group, today announced the signing of a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Microsoft for the 140 MWdc (100 MWac) Bluebird Solar project in Klickitat County, Washington. Bluebird is located near four other energy projects owned and operated by Avangrid in Klickitat County and represents another $300 million investment in the community. The Bluebird Solar project is expected to achieve commercial operation in 2028.

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Avangrid and Puget Sound Energy Sign PPA, Including Upgrade and Life Extension, for Washington Wind Project

LCG, May 19, 2026--Avangrid, Inc., a member of the Iberdrola Group, today announced the signing of a long-term Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Puget Sound Energy (PSE) for the 199.5-MW Big Horn I wind project in Klickitat County, Washington. This agreement represents the fourth PPA executed by the two companies for projects in the Pacific Northwest.

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National Grid to Manage Alliance RTO

LXCG, Aug. 29, 2001--British electric power transmission company National Grid Plc said yesterday that it has been selected as managing member of the Alliance regional transmission operator, an 11-state transmission system manager stretching from the Midwest to the Appalachians.

National Grid will make an initial investment of $75 million in Alliance Transco and continue with investments amounting to between 5 percent and 20 percent of the total invested by the RTO's 10 members.

During the seven-year contract, National Grid will be paid $14 million a year by Alliance. It will be able to increase those earnings through an incentive systems based on reliability and customer savings.

Alliance members have placed under the RTO's management transmission assets with a book value of $12 billion.

The deal must receive approval of the member companies as well as that of federal regulators, but the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission earlier this year gave Alliance its tentative okay.

In order to meet FERC's requirement that it be a "nonmarket" participant, National Grid said it would sell any remaining economic interests of affiliates in the power-generation and supply markets in the U.S.

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