Leroy Merlin, France's leading home improvement retail company, and Voltalia, an international player in renewable energies, announced the signing of a long-term power sales agreement for the entire output of a 23.6 megawatt wind farm currently under construction.

Leroy Merlin and Voltalia have signed a new Corporate PPA1. The home improvement retailer will purchase the output of a 23.6 megawatt wind farm that Voltalia is currently building in the Bourgogne Franche-Comté region for 23 years. It is scheduled to be commissioned before the end of the first half of 2023.

With an annual volume of 60 gigawatt hours, the Corporate PPA will enable the various entities of Adeo France, of which Leroy Merlin is a part, to source approximately 20% of its electricity consumption from renewable energy.

After the signature of a first Corporate PPA in September 2022 with Voltalia for the production of a future 30 megawatt solar power plant in the Centre-Val de Loire region, this new contract contributes to the decarbonisation strategy of Leroy Merlin and Adeo France’s entities. In total, the Corporate PPAs signed by Leroy Merlin represent 57% of the current electricity consumption of Adeo France entities (Leroy Merlin, Weldom, Bricoman, Adeo Services, K-bane, Zodio, etc.).

This is the first additional wind power Corporate PPA signed in France: it is the first time that a company has committed to a long-term supply (23 years) from a new wind farm dedicated to it as soon as it is commissioned.

Sébastien Clerc, CEO of Voltalia, said: 
"This Corporate PPA wind power, a first in France, is part of the strategic partnership concluded in 2021 with Adeo, parent company of Leroy Merlin. Our joint actions, Voltalia and Helexia as producers of low-carbon energy and service providers, and Adeo and Leroy Merlin as players committed to sustainable housing, are contributing to the fight against global warming."

Maxime Leroy, Director of Development and Enhancement of Leroy Merlin France’s physical assets: 
"We have set ourselves an ambitious objective: to supply all our shops with renewable energy by 2025. These are produced directly on our sites or through long-term partnerships with renewable energy producers. Today, with Voltalia, we are taking a new step forward by integrating a dedicated wind farm into our system, which will significantly reduce our carbon impact."

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