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Walmart plans 23 MW Illinois solar farm

October 24, 2018

Walmart plans to install a mix of rooftop and ground-mount solar panels at 19 of its stores and two distributions across Illinois, expected to total approximately 23 MW.

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Volvo Cars invests in EV tech

October 24, 2018

Volvo Cars continued its commitment to the expansion of the electric vehicle market on Oct. 24 when it acquired a stake in a San Fransisco-based electric car charging company.

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University of New Mexico engineering center wins efficiency award

October 23, 2018

The University of New Mexico's Farris Engineering Center won the New Mexico Association of Energy Engineers' Energy Project of the Year award following a $26 million renovation project focusing on sustainability and energy efficiency.

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Self-storage facilities switch entire portfolio to LED

October 23, 2018

National Storage Affiliates Trust plans to convert its entire portfolio of self-storage facilities to LED lighting to cut down energy costs, one of its largest operating expenses, by reducing energy consumption.

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RESF Fall Presentation: Shell's Sky Scenario

October 22, 2018

Smart Energy Decision's Fall Renewable Energy Sourcing Forum featured presentations addressing the theme of creating and executing RE strategies. Here is the first in a series of these presentations, "Shell's Sky Scenario: Meeting the Goals of the Paris Agreement"

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Nestle Waters uses wind to power Texas facilities

October 22, 2018

Nestlé Waters North America will start to power over 50% of its manufacturing and distribution facilities in Texas with clean energy supplied by a local wind farm through a renewable energy agreement signed with ENGIE Resources on Oct. 22.

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Amazon UK implements solar, battery storage projects

October 22, 2018

Amazon is continuing its 100% renewable energy goal by installing large-scale rooftop solar panels on 10 of its UK fulfillment centers alongside rolling out a battery storage installation, the company announced on Oct. 16.

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Weekend reads: Google graphs data centers; EVs conquer Antarctica

October 20, 2018

It's the weekend! Kick back and relax with these must-read stories from around the web:

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San Diego Zoo Global adds onsite battery storage

October 19, 2018

San Diego Zoo Global will add a new storage project featuring a 1 MW battery to mitigate spike in usage to lower demand charges. The system will also minimize energy costs by recharging the battery when energy is at its lowest available rates

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City of Lincoln retrofits to LED

October 19, 2018

The City of Lincoln, Neb. will undertake a city-wide street lighting retrofit project that will improve the city’s safety and sustainability efforts while reducing its utility budget by 38%.

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Reader study: Smart Energy Decisions is #1

October 18, 2018

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Walmart and Cargill join for wind VPPA

October 18, 2018

Cargill and Walmart are sharing the offtake of a new wind farm in South Dakota. Walmart first announced an agreement in April to purchase 150MW of wind power from Geronimo Energy’s 200MW Crocker Wind Farm. Cargil followed on October with the announcement of a 12-year VPPA for the remaining 50MW of the project.

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Iron Mountain moves towards goal with wind PPA

October 18, 2018

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.

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Climbing the Corporate (Renewable Procurement) Ladder

October 17, 2018

This white paper, presented by EDF Renewables, compares the process of procuring renewable energy to climbing a ladder. But how tall a ladder will you need? What steps do you need to take to get to the top?

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Sony moves up RE goal

October 17, 2018

Sony Corporation has announced a new target for its commitment to using 100% renewable electricity. Just one month after announcing a 2040 target, the company moved the target to 2040.

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GM is 100% clean in Arlington

October 17, 2018

General Motors announced that its Arlington Assembly plant will now run on 100% clean wind energy following the recent opening of the Cactus Flats Wind Farm. The company also announced that the facility earned a place on the EPA’s Top 100 List of the largest green power users.

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Walmart announces trio of wind PPAs

October 16, 2018

Walmart has signed three PPAs for a total of 223 megawatts of wind power. These agreements will enable the construction of three new utility-scale wind farms in the states of Illinois and Indiana.

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Royal Caribbean adds a gust of windpower

October 16, 2018

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. announced it has signed a PPA with Southern Power for its 200-megawatt Reading Wind Facility. This initiative will offset up to 12% of Royal Caribbean's emissions beginning in 2020.

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Microsoft signs PPA for Big Level wind

October 15, 2018

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

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2019 Innovation Awards open for nominations

October 15, 2018

The Smart Energy Decisions 2019 Innovation Awards program is now accepting nominations.

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Weekend reads: Amazon vs. Big Oil; Cities embrace RE

October 13, 2018

It's the weekend! Kick back and relax with these must-read energy articles from around the web:

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Green Lease Leaders: Using the Lease to Drive Innovation and Clean Energy

October 12, 2018

With a green, high-performance lease, landlords and tenants can better work together to save billions of dollars and lock in smarter, more efficient operation of buildings. This report by IMT and Better Buildings Alliance, highlights companies that are enabling sustainability investments via their lease clauses.

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Port of Long Beach to add microgrid

October 12, 2018

The Port of Long Beach in the city of Long Beach, California has signed a contract for a new microgrid that will enable critical energy resilience.

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Solar comes to the (Bose) mountain

October 12, 2018

Bose Corporation has signed a 20-year PPA for a 1.7-megawatt solar installation on the southern hillside of its headquarters in Framingham, Mass, commonly known as 'The Mountain."

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EPA hits pause on Energy Star updates

October 11, 2018

The Environmental Protection Agency is pausing plans to update its Energy Star program, which rates the energy efficiency of office and industrial buildings, following complaints by large property owners.

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New York funds $40 million for solar-plus-storage

October 11, 2018

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced on October 10 that $40 million will be made available in November for commercial and industrial (C&I) solar-storage projects, including community solar gardens. The incentives are designed to accelerate progress toward New York's energy storage target of 1,500-megawatts by 2025.

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Clif Bar adds region’s largest solar system

October 10, 2018

Clif Bar Baking Company announced the start of construction on a new solar system at its Twin Falls, Idaho location. The two-megawatt system, including five acres of solar panels, will be installed on a portion of the property that includes parking structures and a pollinator garden.

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IKEA features largest solar array in Illinois

October 10, 2018

IKEA announced the opening on Oct. 10 of a 1.25-million-square-foot distribution center in Joiliet, Illinois, 48 miles southwest of Chicago. The facility features a 268,920-square-foot solar array built with 9,036 solar panels, currently the largest in Illinois.

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GM gains more wind power in Ohio

October 9, 2018

General Motor’s latest source of wind energy was officially opened on Oct. 8 at Northwest Ohio Wind, a 105-megawatt project that will generate clean energy for General Motors for at least the next 15 years.

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Massachusetts, California lead in energy efficiency

October 9, 2018

The 2018 State Energy Efficiency Scorecard, released by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) shows Massachusetts and California as leading the country, with New Jersey as most improved.

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