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Nominations are now being accepted for Smart Energy Decisions’ second annual DEI Impact Awards, which recognize and celebrate organizations that promote Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) while powering the energy transition. These awards acknowledge company-wide efforts by large power users (commercial, industrial, institutional, and government) to advance DEI, specifically focusing on the impact and amplification of energy and sustainability programs.

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In this episode, we join experts during the opening session of the Net Zero Forum Spring for important updates on hourly carbon-free energy matching. The session, titled "What's Old, New, and Next for Hourly Carbon-Free Matching Products" and presented by Constellation, sheds light on the changing landscape of clean energy and the importance of hourly 24/7 carbon-free energy as a new industry standard.

Microsoft announced the signing of a global renewable energy framework agreement to contribute to the software company's goal of having 100% of its electricity consumption 100% of the time matched by zero carbon energy purchases by 2030.

The Anaheim Transportation Network in California opened its solar-powered EV charging hub, “The Charge,” that will provide charging for its fleet of 80 battery electric buses.

Spruce Root, a southeast Alaska nonprofit and Community Development Financial Institution, will receive a $2.5 million U.S. DOE grant for a heat pump deployment project for Prince of Wales Island.

Through the Sustainability Roundtable, Inc.'s Net Zero Consortium for Buyers, Cisco, Juniper Networks, Bio-Rad Laboratories, Cadence Design Systems, IDEXX Laboratories, Inc., PTC, and a large healthcare company signed an aggregated virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA).

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. announced new targets to achieve net-zero emissions across its operations and value chain by 2045 and 100% renewable electricity across all sites by 2035.

TOTO, a plumbing manufacturer, received approval for its 2030 GHG reduction targets from the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).

Performance Food Group, a food and foodservice distribution company, introduced new goals in its fiscal year 2023 ESG report, which include lowering Scope 1 and 2 GHG emission intensity by 30% by 2034.