Microsoft renewable contracts to contribute almost 30% of power purchase target

Microsoft has signed a series of renewable energy agreements that will add more than 900MW of wind and solar energy to Ireland’s energy grid.

The multiyear contracts with Statkraft, Energia Group and Power Capital Renewable Energy, will see Microsoft contribute close to 30 per cent of Ireland’s corporate power purchase agreement target by 2030. Under the Government’s Climate Action Plan, 15 per cent of electricity demand is to be delivered from renewable energy CPPAs by 2030.

“With these agreements, we support new renewable energy infrastructure in Ireland,” said Noelle Walsh, corporate vice-president of cloud operations and innovation at Microsoft. “This announcement builds on our efforts to make our data centres more sustainable and foster new innovations to support the growth of renewables on the energy grid here in Ireland. As we continue to support the growing demand for Cloud across public and private sectors, Microsoft is committed to partnering with all stakeholders to help Ireland on its grid decarbonisation journey while unlocking the opportunities of a digital economy and society.

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