RWE Signs 155-MW Oklahoma Solar PPA with Google

• RWE inks a 15-year power deal with Google for its 155-MW Crooked Creek Solar in Oklahoma—starting construction soon, powering Google by 2028, and boosting local jobs and tax revenue.

RWE AG said it has signed a 15-year power purchase agreement with Google for the full output of RWE’s 155-MWac Crooked Creek Solar project in Oklahoma. The facility, in McCurtain County, is expected to begin onsite construction later this year and become operational in 2028, supplying electricity to Google’s operations in the Southwest Power Pool market (SPP).

RWE said the deal reflects demand for affordable, reliable, domestically produced energy and will support jobs, local tax revenue, and community benefits. Crooked Creek Solar will be RWE’s first solar project in Oklahoma, where it already operates the 148-MW Boiling Springs wind farm and has six other projects in development totaling 1.6 GW.

What does RWE’s 15-year PPA with Google mean for Crooked Creek Solar’s 2028 operation?

• Crooked Creek Solar is planned to produce electricity through its full 155-MWac capacity and deliver it under a long-term offtake arrangement to Google for 15 years, which helps lock in a predictable revenue stream once the plant reaches commercial operation in 2028.
  
• For 2028 operations, the agreement likely means Crooked Creek Solar will be run with a clear “sell-all-output” target—because Google’s PPA is structured to take the project’s full output, reducing uncertainty about how the generated electricity is marketed and monetized.
  
• Because the electricity is delivered into the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) market, Crooked Creek Solar’s operating performance in 2028 (availability, uptime, and generation levels) will be directly tied to meeting delivery expectations under the PPA.
  
• The 15-year duration provides a multi-decade planning horizon for Crooked Creek Solar’s business model starting in 2028, supporting long-range decisions on operations, maintenance strategies, and grid-connection performance.
  
• The PPA can improve financing and risk management for the project entering its operational phase in 2028, since contracted demand and pricing frameworks (as typically structured in PPAs) reduce exposure to market price volatility.
  
• Operational staffing and contractor needs in 2028 may be influenced by the certainty of contracted output, with expectations for consistent performance over the life of the deal rather than relying primarily on short-term market sales.
  
• The arrangement supports long-term forecasting of cash flows for Crooked Creek Solar’s owners in the period beginning in 2028, which can affect schedules for major equipment servicing, inverter or component replacement planning, and asset refurbishment.
  
• For the surrounding community and local stakeholders, the start of operations in 2028 under a major corporate PPA can translate into sustained economic effects beyond construction, such as longer-term service and maintenance spending tied to keeping the facility generating reliably.
• If Crooked Creek Solar includes performance-related obligations common to PPAs (such as meeting certain operational and delivery requirements), 2028 performance will be measured not only by installed capacity but also by actual generation delivered in SPP and compliance with contract terms.