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Google Data Center to Add Wind Power
Google's future data center in Mesa, Arizona, will be powered by wind energy.
NC, PA Universities Sign Solar PPA
Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania, and eight other colleges and universities in North Carolina and Pennsylvania joined together to bring a large-scale solar facility online in western Kentucky.
Greenlane Launches Commercial EV Charging
Greenlane announced its first commercial EV charging corridor, which will include more than 100 chargers for freight trucks.
CF Industries Signs MOU for Green Hydrogen Project
CF Industries Holdings, a producer of ammonia, signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for a joint venture to develop a hydrogen project at CF Industries’ Verdigris Complex in Oklahoma.
Huhtamaki to Cover 30% of US and Mexico Operations with Wind Energy
Huhtamaki announced Feb. 24 that it signed a 12-year VPPA for 42 MW of wind energy.
Element Critical’s Data Centers Powered 100% by Renewables
Element Critical, an owner and operator of tailored IT infrastructure solutions, announced that it signed a PPA to provide 100% renewable energy to power its Houston and Austin colocation data centers.
Daimler Leads Electric Truck Charging Network Venture
Daimler Truck North America, NextEra Energy Resources and BlackRock Renewable Power released Jan. 31 their joint plan to design, develop, install and operate a nationwide charging network for medium- and heavy-duty battery electric and hydrogen fuel
DuPont Inks Deal for 135 MW from Texas Wind Project
DuPont announced Sept. 23 that it has entered into a VPPA for 135 MW of energy from a Texas wind farm.
Wells Fargo Expands Solar in North Carolina
Wells Fargo announced a 20-year renewable energy purchase agreement for 100% of solar energy produced by the 58 MW Blackburn Solar project in Catawba County, North Carolina. The transaction is Wells Fargo’s single largest to date and will supply approximately 8% of the company’s annual global electricity.
Verizon signs 13 renewable energy agreements
Verizon announced on Jan. 28 that it has entered into a total of 13 long-term renewable energy purchase agreements (REPAs) totaling nearly 1.7 GW of renewable energy capacity since December 2019. This has made it of the largest corporate buyers of U.S. renewable energy.
Kimberly-Clark leases land for Georgia Power solar project
Kimberly-Clark announced Feb. 26 the completion of a 3 MW solar project at their facility in LaGrange, Ga., of which all the output and associated credits will be solar to Georgia Power to advance their renewable energy development goals.
Estée Lauder signs VPPA to achieve 100% RE
The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. signed their first VPPA Nov. 15, making them the first cosmetics company to sign this type of agreement.
IBM powers up Boulder solar project
IBM Boulder is on its way to reducing carbon emissions by 40% by 2025 and to helping its home city of Boulder reach its goal of generating 50 megawatts (MW) of electricity through renewable energy sources by next year, then 100 MW by 2030 and 175 MW by 2050.
Iron Mountain expands to 100% RE in Texas and Illinois
Iron Mountain Inc. announced new energy transactions in Texas and Illinois that will provide access to 100% renewable power for its facilities in both states. The deals amount to more than 25,000 MWh of green energy per year over the next three years
The Home Depot announces new targets and RE initiatives
The Home Depot has declared new emissions targets, along with commitments to wind and solar projects in 2019. The announcement came as CDP, an environmental impact non-profit, named the company to its Climate Change “A” list for its actions to cut carbon emissions and mitigate climate risks.
Facebook to power Ala. data center via two solar facilities
Facebook’s new data center, currently under construction in Huntsville, Alabama, will be powered with 100% renewable energy via the combined 377-megawatt output from two solar installations to be built in Tennessee and Alabama as the largest in each state.
Iron Mountain moves towards goal with wind PPA
Iron Mountain Inc., a storage and information management services company, announced on October 17 the signing of a 15-year PPA for 145 MW of new wind energy from the Pretty Prairie Wind Farm, located in Reno County, KS.
AT&T purchases wind power from Texas and Oklahoma
AT&T announced on Feb. 8 that it will purchase 520MW of wind power through two agreements with wind farms operated by subsidiaries of NextEra Energy Resources.
Kaiser Permanente touts California solar PPA
Marking a step toward Kaiser Permanente's goal of using 100% renewable energy by 2025, the health care company on Nov. 10 celebrated the opening of a California solar facility from which it has signed a 20-year power purchase agreement.
NextEra Energy boasts increased renewable project pipeline as US passes 1M solar installs
As the U.S. hits a major solar milestone, NextEra Energy has become the latest utility holding company to increase its expectations for renewable energy project development.
KCP&L strikes deal for 500 MW of wind from Missouri facilities
Once operational, the electricity from the projects is expected to bring KCP&L's total wind energy portfolio to nearly 1,400 MW.
