Track Record 2: Microsoft – Microsoft’s first virtual PPA in Japan
The Inuyama Solar Power Plant, a large-scale solar power plant in Inuyama City, Aichi Prefecture, commenced commercial operation in February 2024.
The power plant has a rated output of 31 MW DC / 25 MW AC and an estimated total annual output of 37,000 kWh, enough to meet the annual electricity consumption of approximately 7,850 households.
Photo of Inuyama Solar Power Plant
(*photo taken Feb. 2024)
Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation manages the electricity from the Inuyama solar power plant by selling the power to the market as an aggregator. The environmental attributes from the power plant will be supplied to Microsoft for a period of 20 years under a virtual PPA *1 concluded between Shizen Energy Inc. (Shizen Energy) and Microsoft.
Shizen Energy is responsible for the overall coordination, financing and asset management of the project, while Shizen Engineering Inc. (formerly juwi Shizen Energy Inc.) was in charge of development and EPC (engineering, procurement and construction) and Shizen Operations Inc. (formerly JUWI Shizen Energy Operation Inc.) conducts the operation and maintenance. This project was a major achievement for the Shizen Energy Group, which provides seamless, integrated solutions for renewable energy power plants.
| Project overview | |
| Name | Inuyama Solar Power Plant |
| Location | Higashiyama, Imai, Inuyama City, Aichi Prefecture |
| Rated output | 31 MW （DC）/ 25 MW （AC） |
| Estimated annual output | Approx. 37,000MWh / year （equivalent to the annual electricity consumption of approx. 7,850 households) |
| Start of construction | November 2022 |
| Start of operation | February 2024 |
*1 Shizen Energy signs Virtual PPA with Microsoft
https://www.shizenenergy.net/en/2023/10/13/seg_vppa_microsoft/
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Shizen Energy signs Virtual PPA with Microsoft
Shizen Energy completes construction of Inuyama Solar Power Plant for VPPA with Microsoft
