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Microsoft adds 74 MW of solar in NC
Microsoft Corp. will become the sole offtaker of the Wilkinson Solar Energy Center, a 74-megawatt solar project in North Carolina. The company signed a 15-year PPA with Invenergy, which will construct, own, and operate the Center. This represents Microsoft's fourth PPA in the PJM Interconnection and will bring Microsoft's total renewable energy portfolio to more than 1.3 gigawatts.
Buying renewable energy should be easy — here’s one way to make it less complex
In this column from Microsoft, the company presents the Volume Firming Agreement (VFA), a new solution to mitigate the risks and simplify the complexities that exist in the current PPA structure that may inhibit their effectiveness as a risk management tool for the corporate procurement market.
Microsoft signs PPA for Big Level wind
Microsoft Corp. has signed a 15-year PPA for the 90-megawatt Big Level wind facility now under construction in Hector Township, Pennsylvania. The Big Level wind facility is Microsoft’s third PPA in the PJM Interconnection and will bring the com
Microsoft’s new data center goes under the sea
Microsoft announced it has placed a renewable energy-powered experimental data center at the bottom of the ocean near Scotland’s Orkney Islands. The deployment of this shipping container-size facility marks a milestone in the company’s Project Natick,
Microsoft signs largest U.S. corporate solar PPA
Microsoft Corp. announced on Mar. 21 the purchase of 315 MW of energy from Pleinmont I and II, two new solar projects in Virginia, representing the single largest corporate purchase of solar energy ever in the U.S.
Microsoft plans efficient, net-zero water Calif. campus
In designing its new Silicon Valley campus, Microsoft Corp. is incorporating both energy and water conservation elements, accounting for California's frequent droughts.
Microsoft's Brian Janous talks 100% RE on CNBC
On any given day, Microsoft Corp. consumes roughly the same amount of energy as a small state, but as its transition to a cloud-based delivery model accelerates, that consumption is expected to be closer to that of a small country.
Microsoft commits to LEED Gold for data centers
Continuing toward an end-goal of making its energy-hungry data centers more sustainable, Mircosoft recently made the commitment to pursue LEED Gold certification for its entire portfolio of owned data centers.
Microsoft to slash CO2 emissions 75% by 2030
One of the first companies to create an internal price on carbon, Microsoft Corp. on Nov. 14 announced a new commitment to reduce its operational carbon emissions 75% by 2030 against a 2013 baseline.
Microsoft announces 2nd European wind deal
Microsoft said Nov. 2 that power from the 180-MW wind farm will power its nearby datacenter operations.
Microsoft opens natural gas-fed datacenter pilot
Microsoft Corp. and partners on Oct. 26 announced the opening of its new "Advanced Energy Lab" in Seattle, a pilot datacenter project that has connected natural gas pipelines directly to racks that are fully powered by integrated fuel cells.
Microsoft wind PPA paired with storage, trading
Microsoft has announced a unique arrangement through which it will purchase wind energy for its Microsoft Cloud services in Ireland and test the integration of energy storage into the country's grid.
Microsoft to build world's 1st gas data center
At a Seattle data center, Microsoft Corp. is piloting a new, advanced energy project in which it has connected natural gas pipelines to racks that are fully powered by integrated fuel cells instead of traditional electrical gear.
Microsoft director talks directs access in Washington
As Microsoft Corp. in Washington state moves its renewable energy purchasing from its utility to the open market, it will pay a $24 million transition fee, director of sustainability policy Michelle Patron said in a recent TV interview.
Regulators grant Microsoft direct access
Microsoft Corp. announced July 13 that the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission approved a contract that allows the company to directly purchase clean energy from the wholesale market for its Puget Sound campus.
Microsoft reaches utility deal to purchase clean power
In a move meant to support its corporate climate and renewable energy goals, Microsoft Corp. has reached a settlement with Washington utility Puget Sound Energy to allow the tech giant to purchase clean energy from the wholesale market.
Microsoft wind deal recognized for financial innovation
The innovative financial structure utilized in Microsoft's recent purchase of wind energy from the 178-MW Bloom Wind project in Kansas was designed to help project owners manage the revenue risk associated with developing large-scale wind projects.
Microsoft team details underwater data center benefits
Want an energy efficient data center? Build it underwater, say four Microsoft employees in the title of an article they wrote for engineering and applied sciences magazine IEEE Spectrum.
LinkedIn opens net zero energy building in California
LinkedIn recently announced the completed transformation of a 40,000-square-foot building it owns to a net-zero energy site.
Microsoft: Expanding beyond carbon neutral operations to accelerate global and local good
This white paper from Microsoft serves as a progress report on the tech giant's climate-related initiatives, including its internal carbon price program, as well as a glimpse into the future of its sustainability strategy more broadly.
Microsoft report details carbon program expansion
Since implementing an internal carbon price in 2012, Microsoft says it has invested in more 14 million MWh of clean power.
Microsoft inks its largest wind energy purchase
Microsoft has announced its largest purchase of wind energy to date with the signing of two separate, innovatively structured agreements.
Report: The C&I energy storage market is accelerating
With interest and implementation of energy storage technologies quickly gaining momentum at corporations across the U.S., a new report estimates that revenue for the commercial and industrial storage industry will increase by almost $10 billion by 2025.
Microsoft outlines data center clean energy goals
Toward its goal of powering its data centers with 50% renewable energy by the end of 2018, Microsoft has said it got 44% of the way there in fiscal 2016.
Executives: Coalescence of market factors beg new corporate energy management strategies
At the convergence of technology advancements and an increasing level of interest in corporate sustainability, many of world's largest businesses have taken a closer eye at their energy management strategies than ever before.
Starbucks moves higher in EPA green power ranks
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Green Power Partnership on Oct. 24 updated its Top Partner Rankings, which highlight organizations that are choosing to use electricity from clean, renewable sources.
Microsoft partners up on energy policy tracking tool
Microsoft and the business association Advanced Energy Economy on Oct. 6 announced a new predictive policy tool to support legislative advocacy in energy.
Microsoft pushes ahead with battery research
Microsoft recently partnered with the nation's largest power producer, NRG Energy, to announce new research on the topic of energy storage.
NYT article highlights corporate energy strategy shift
With Apple recently joining Google and Wal-Mart in being granted federal approval to sell electricity into wholesale power markets, media coverage of corporate energy management appears to be reaching a fever pitch.
With help from Amazon, Google, Microsoft, data center energy use levels after years of rapid growth
Partially driven by the efforts of large tech companies to reduce the energy intensity of data centers, a new report has found that electric consumption from U.S. data centers plateaued in 2010.
