Avangrid is touting the opportunity to develop a major pipeline of green hydrogen projects as it prepares to collect initial bids for a stake in its US onshore renewables platform, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
The Portland, Oregon-based clean energy firm, which is owned by Spain-based Iberdrola, is running a process to sell up to a 50% stake in roughly 9.6 GW of operational projects and an 18 GW development pipeline, the sources said. The process launched in March with Lazard and Rothschild on the sellside.
As part of the platform’s opportunities for value enhancement, the company is promoting the potential for green hydrogen, with a sale teaser noting that parent Iberdrola is a global leader in green hydrogen development with two operational projects and 60 in development.
“[Avangrid] Onshore Renewables intends to leverage this experience to become an early leader in hydrogen project development in the US,” the teaser reads, stating a goal of building out some 900 MW of green hydrogen projects by 2035.
The company is also involved in seven “hydrogen hub” regions in the US: regions participating in the Department of Energy’s grant process for funding under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Act.
Avangrid last year signed an MoU with Sempra Infrastructure to develop large-scale green hydrogen and ammonia projects powered by renewable sources. The teaser notes that the company is advancing a flagship joint development project and initiating conversations with offtakers.
The operating renewables portfolio for sale includes 8.7 GW of wind power and some 300 MW of solar in Pennsylvania, Colorado, California, New York, Iowa, and North Carolina, along with the 536 MW Klamath cogeneration plant in Oregon. The development pipeline has roughly 14.2 GW of solar and solar-plus-storage capacity and 3.8 GW of wind.
Avangrid declined to comment. Rothschild and Lazard did not respond to requests for comment.
