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Led by first-time wind PPA participants Adobe, AT&T, and Nestle, along with repeat customers Bloomberg, Facebook, Nike, and T-Mobile, the number of wind PPAs signed in the first quarter of 2018 reached 3,500 MW, the highest level in any quarter since American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) began tracking them in 2013.

Vermont Coffee Company announced it is has become the first U.S. coffee roaster to use 100% renewable biogas to roast its coffee, using both thermal and electric energy sourced from renewable methane.

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Smart Energy Decisions announced the addition of Fifth Third Bank to the agenda of the 2018 Renewable Energy Sourcing Forum to be held June 18-20 at the Rancho Bernardo Inn, San Diego, Calif.

This webinar, sponsored by EDF Renewables, explores a new side of batteries, turning what was once the uncontrollable and perpetually increasing expense of utility bills into a competitive operational advantage and revenue generating asset.

"Imagine enough solar panels to cover 52 regulation U.S. football fields or 47 full-size soccer fields. (Intel) now estimates it has installed 3 million square feet of solar arrays at Intel sites in nine nations."

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) announced the availability of $10 million for clean energy projects that will reduce carbon emissions at commercial and industrial buildings throughout the state.

A biomass company that wants to sell power to Ferrum College, a small, private college in Virginia, is challenging regulators’ interpretation of the state’s competitive supplier law.

According to the eighth annual Deloitte Resources Study, businesses remain committed to reducing their energy consumption and to procuring electricity from renewable sources. To drive improvement, they are expressing greater interest in emerging technologies