Oracle has signed several wind energy supply agreements across Texas expected to deliver more than 1.7GW of carbon-free energy to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas grid. The announcement includes major deals with RWE and Engie, and the power is expected to support operations at Oracle's Abilene data center campus.
The agreements span ten projects with suppliers including Clearway Energy, Engie, RWE, and Scout Clean Energy. Under a virtual Power Purchase Agreement, Oracle will offtake 433MW from RWE's Panther Creek I, II, and III wind farms in West Texas. Its agreement with Engie North America covers 568MW of wind energy through a portfolio of resources, though specific projects were not disclosed. Oracle did not disclose capacity tied to the remaining agreements.
The deals support Oracle's stated goal to match 100 percent of AI data center electricity use with carbon-free electricity by 2035. Mahesh Thiagarajan, executive vice president of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, said the announcement marks measurable progress toward that goal and reflects a commitment to building data centers responsibly. Julia Robin, head of infrastructure planning and sourcing for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, said the Engie agreements advance the 2035 goal while supporting long-term economic growth with no cost impact to the state of Texas.
What remains unknown is the full capacity breakdown across the ten projects, the specific Engie wind resources involved, and the timeline for delivery. The announcement follows Oracle's Request for Proposals to develop 2GW of new renewable energy capacity in New Mexico, but the source does not specify how the Texas agreements interact with that initiative or when the additional capacity will come online.