Smart Energy Decisions News

Sourcing Renewables - February 16, 2022

Amazon, Meta Top List of Energy Customers

Amazon leads the annual Deal Tracker Top 10 list by the Clean Energy Buyers Association (CEBA) for the second straight year with 2.85 GW of announced projects.

Energy Storage - February 16, 2022

Canada’s Imperial to Add Battery Storage Project

Imperial’s Sarna, Ontario’s petrochemical complex will add a behind-the-meter battery storage system and upon completion it is expected to be the largest such system in North America.

Energy Efficiency - February 16, 2022

Saint-Gobain’s CertainTeed Upgrades Plant to Lower GHG

Saint-Gobain, through its building products subsidiary CertainTeed LLC, is investing $32 million to upgrade equipment at its insulation plant in Chowchilla, California, which will also lower its carbon footprint.

GHG Emissions - February 16, 2022

West Fraser Sets 2030 Net Zero Goals

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. announced a commitment to set science-based targets to achieve near-term GHG reductions across all its operations located in the U.S., Canada, U.K., and Europe.

Energy Storage - February 16, 2022

Rio Tinto Receives Funding from DOE for Carbon Storage

A Rio Tinto-led team received $2.2 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy to explore carbon storage potential at the Tamarack nickel joint venture in central Minnesota.

Finance - February 15, 2022

GM Doubles Commitment to Climate Equity Fund

General Motors will dedicate a total of $50 million to its Climate Equity Fund for equitable climate action in order to help close equity gaps in the transition to EVs and other sustainable technology.

GHG Emissions - February 15, 2022

MPLX Sets 2030 Target

MPLX LP announced a new 2030 target to reduce methane emissions intensity by 75% below 2016 levels.

GHG Emissions - February 15, 2022

Connecticut DOT Updates Five-Year Plan, Will Lower GHG

The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) released an interim five-year Capital Plan, covering fiscal years 2022 – 2026 with a focus on reducing GHG emission.

Solar - February 15, 2022

Queens High School Installs Solar Power

The completion of a rooftop solar installation at Thomas A. Edison Career and Technical Education High School in Jamaica Hills, Queens means New York City will generate 16 MW of solar power on city properties annually.