A new 161-megawatt wind project in Coconino County north of Flagstaff has been completed and will be providing energy to Salt River Project.

SRP, the project’s developer NextEra Energy Resources LLC, the Arizona State Land Department and Babbitt Ranches celebrated the completion of the project this week.

Babbitt Ranch Energy Center will play a role in decarbonizing SRP’s energy portfolio while the company works to meet the energy needs of one of the fastest growing areas of the nation, officials said in a press release. Energy generated at the plant will be bought by tech giant Google for its future Mesa data center.

Babbitt Ranch Energy Center features 50 turbines. A subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources built and owns the project and will oversee operations.

“A diversified resource mix is essential to achieving our carbon reduction goals while supporting our customers energy needs with reliable and affordable power,” said Bobby Olsen, Chief Planning, Strategy and Sustainability Officer at SRP.

Babbitt Ranch Energy Center will generate about $9.5 million in additional tax revenue to the Coconino County area over the facility’s lifespan.

Google is also receiving energy from Sonoran Solar Energy Center, a 260 MW solar facility with a 1 gigawatt-hour battery energy storage system located in Buckeye and Storey Energy Center, an 88 MW solar and battery energy storage system located in Coolidge. These facilities support SRP’s transition to clean energy and are owned and operated by subsidiaries of NextEra Energy Resources.

Babbitt Ranches is one of the longest-running land companies in the West and has been exploring renewable energy viability in Northern Arizona since 2005, such as measuring wind speeds and conducting solar power evaluations.

“It has been an extraordinary journey for Babbitt Ranches as we’ve explored the opportunities for clean earth energy in Northern Arizona for more than two decades,” said President and General Manager Billy Cordasco, on behalf of the Babbitt Ranches Community.

SRP was the first Arizona utility to add wind power to its energy resource mix and still receives all energy output from the 127-megawatt Dry Lake Wind Power Project, the first large-scale wind power facility built in the state.