Microsoft to purchase wind energy from Dutch based company Eneco

Microsoft has signed an agreement with Netherlands-based wind farm development company Eneco to purchase ninety megawatts of energy from its massive 731.5 MW offshore wind project, the Borssele III/IV. As part of the agreement, Microsoft will receive renewable energy from Eneco for 15 years starting in 2022, which will be used to power the company’s datacenters that reside in the country. Brian Janous, general manager of Energy and Sustainability at Microsoft, explains:This is Microsoft’s second significant wind energy purchase in the Netherlands, having previously signed an agreement with Vattenfall to purchase 100 percent of the energy generated by a repowered farm that was conveniently located near its datacenters.