The city of Los Angeles is poised to sign a 16-year contract for 82 megawatts of electricity generated at a southwest Wyoming wind farm.

FPL Energy's Southwest Wyoming Wind Energy Center in Uinta County generates 144 megawatts - all of which are purchased and marketed by Portland, Ore.-based PPM Energy.

Los Angeles' city utility commission this week voted in favor of the contract, which would be the city's first long-term contract for wind power, according to Carol Tucker, spokeswoman for Los Angeles' Department of Water and Power board.

"We are aggressively pursuing our sales of renewable energy to our customers in an effort to improve air quality and reduce emissions of greenhouse gases, while at same time maintaining a reliable supply of traditional power," Tucker told the Star-Tribune in a phone interview Wednesday.

Under the 16-year contract, PPM Energy would supply the city with 82 megawatts of electricity from the wind farm in Wyoming. The contract, if approved by the Los Angeles City Council, would be worth between $236 million and $280 million, according to The Associated Press.