PPA overview

Contract model and parties

Model:

Physical (off-site)

Generator:

Hitachi Power Solutions Co., Ltd.

株式会社日立パワーソリューションズ

Retailer:

Tohoku Energy Service

東北エネルギーサービス株式会社

Offtaker:

JR East

東日本旅客鉄道株式会社

Industry:

Railway

Capacity and generation

T&D area:

Tohoku

Technology:

Wind (Onshore)

Capacity:

1.2MW (DC)

Inverter:

-

Generation:

2.3GWh/year

FIT-to-FIP:

Yes

Status and timeline

Status:

Live

*

Disclosed:

January 18, 2024

COD:

2024/02/01 (expected)

Duration:

Undisclosed

* Presumed live based on the expected COD.

Additional details

  • The power will be supplied from Noshiro Ochiai Wind Power Plant, a former FIT power plant, to JR East’s Tohoku Headquarters
  • Along with signing the PPA, JR East also signed up for Tohoku EPCO’s renewable energy retail plan to fully power the Tohoku Headquarters with renewable energy
  • The power plant entered into service in December 2002 and its FIT contract expired in May 2023; this is Tohoku’s first PPA involving a former FIT power plant

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Hitachi Power Solutions Co., Ltd.'s other PPAs

JR East's other PPAs

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