Scotland: Sky signs new wing PPA in Scotland

UK telco and media firm Sky has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Octopus Renewables Infrastructure to procure the output of a Scottish windfarm. Following this deal, ky UK buy 69 percent of the electricity produced by the 46MW Crossdykes windfarm, located in Lanarkshire, Scotland, for ten years beginning in April 2025.

Phil Austin, chair at Octopus Renewables Infrastructure, said: “The contract underscores the strength of our investment manager’s energy markets team as they implement our strategy to deliver a high proportion of fixed revenue and inflation linkage, providing added certainty to our portfolio for the long-term. Renewable energy supply deals with major corporations like Sky help meet vital targets to decarbonize their business.”

Sky currently operates Sky operates 52 data centers Points of Presence (PoP) across the UK, including more than 1,000 server racks in a combination of Sky-owned and leased facilities.