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Power Supply <br /> Black Oak Getty <br /> '" .� To support the Agency's commitment to <br /> ' � renewables, MMPA signed a twenty-year <br /> .; � a contract with Sempra U.S. Gas& Power for <br /> ,, the output of the Black Oak Getty Wind <br /> Project in Stearns County, Minnesota. <br /> Construction of the 78 MW wind project <br /> ...011Pr . <br /> k <br /> began in spring 2016 and is expected to be <br /> complete in fall 2016.The contract will supply <br /> approximately 300,000 MWh of renewable <br /> energy annually for the Agency. <br /> Buffalo Solar <br /> To further diversify the Agency's renewable <br /> portfolio, MMPA is working with a developer <br /> j <br /> on a utility-scale solar project in its member <br /> ... �, community of Buffalo. MMPA will purchase <br /> the output from the 7 MW solar project via a <br /> power purchase agreement. The Buffalo solar <br /> project is expected to be in service in 2017. <br /> Renewable Energy Credits <br /> MMPA purchases renewable energy credits <br /> (RECs)from a variety of renewable facilities in <br /> Minnesota and the Midwest. These RECs are <br /> sourced from a variety of renewable technol- <br /> ogies and supplement the Agency's owned <br /> renewable generation. REC purchases support <br /> the Agency's commitment to renewables and <br /> meeting the RES requirements from the State <br /> of Minnesota. <br />