GE, MetLife Back Wind Farm That Will Run Microsoft Data Center
- Microsoft signs biggest wind deal for 175-megawatt Pilot Hill
- Investments in renewable energy must `make economic sense'
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General Electric Co.’s energy financing unit and MetLife Inc. agreed to invest in an Illinois wind farm that will run Microsoft Corp.’s Chicago data center.
Microsoft agreed to buy the output from the 175-megawatt Pilot Hill project under a 20-year contract in its biggest wind deal to date, the companies said in a statement Tuesday. Terms weren’t disclosed.