Good Energy Group to buy wind energy from Danish firm

Renewable electricity supplier Good Energy Group has agreed to source offshore wind power from Dong Energy’s wind farm in the North Sea.

Good Energy will receive 12% of the output from Dong’s 210 megawatt Westermost rough wind farm, which is enough to power over 26,000 average homes.

The deal will run for 12 months with a possibility of extension and the volume of power that the company will buy from Denmark-based Dong is intended to increase over time.

Good Energy chief executive and founder Juliet Davenport said the agreement will help the company meet the increasing demand for 100% renewable electricity as its customer base grows.

“Offshore wind will complement the other renewable technologies in our energy mix, such as onshore wind and solar, so this agreement is a great fit for Good Energy and a good deal for our customers”, she said.

Søren Scherfig, head of trading and portfolio management at Dong, said that the deal with Good Energy is the first time a domestic supplier in the UK will buy energy from a specific Dong Energy offshore wind farm.

He added: “We have an ambition to support the energy transformation in UK and become one of the UK's leading energy suppliers to industrial & commercial customers and independent retailers. We want to supply sustainable, reliable and affordable energy to our customers”

Shares in Good Energy Group were up 1.96% to 260p at 0856 GMT.