Evergy ( NYSE: EVRG ) said Tuesday it agreed to purchase the Persimmon Creek Wind Farm in western Oklahoma from Scout Clean Energy and Elawan Energy for ~$250M, which will serve customers in the company's Missouri West service area.
Evergy ( EVRG ) said it plans to add more than 3,500 MW of renewable energy and retire more than 1,900 MW of coal-based fossil generation over the next 10 years, with a goal of 70% carbon reduction by 2030 from 2005 levels and a target to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2045.
The 199 MW Persimmon Creek Wind Farm achieved commercial operation in 2018 with 80 General Electric turbines across 17K acres in three Oklahoma counties.
Evergy ( EVRG ) has raised its dividend for 17 consecutive years and expects to grow earnings per share by 6%-8% until at least 2026, Aristofanis Papadatos writes in a bullish analysis posted on Seeking Alpha .
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Evergy to buy Oklahoma wind farm in $250M deal