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Solar  -  August 14, 2020

SmartStop Self-Storage completes 61 kW solar installation

SmartStop Self-Storage REIT completed Aug. 7 their first solar panel project as part of their broader efforts to reduce their carbon footprint.
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Energy Efficiency  -  August 14, 2020

Smart Energy Voices Podcast Digs Deep with Industry Movers and Shakers

Smart Energy Decisions announces the debut on August 14 of “Smart Energy Voices,” a podcast series featuring conversations with leaders of the energy transition. In each episode, Smart Energy Decisions founder John Failla digs deep with industry movers and shakers to reveal insights you can learn from in their stories, personalities, and visions for the future.
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Microgrids  -  August 13, 2020

DataBank to supplement Atlanta data center with new microgrid

DataBank announced Aug. 12 that they installed a microgrid, featuring a natural gas and diesel generator, energy cells and a battery bank, at their ATL1 data center in midtown Atlanta.
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Industrial  -  August 13, 2020

Phillips 66 to convert California refinery to renewable fuel plant

Phillips 66 announced Aug. 12 that they intend to reconfigure their San Francisco Refinery in Rodeo, Calif., to produce renewable fuels in a move that is expected to reduce the plant's greenhouse gas emissions by 50%.
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Industrial  -  August 13, 2020

ExxonMobil purchases 2.5 million barrels of renewable diesel

ExxonMobil announced Aug. 11 that they have signed an agreement to purchase 2.5 million barrels of renewable diesel for five years starting in 2022.
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Solar  -  August 12, 2020

New York school district advances second phase of energy installations

The Wappingers Central School District in New York began work Aug. 12 on the second phase of an energy infrastructure project that will include energy conservation measures at 14 buildings and 1.9 MW of solar panels at five buildings to reduce annual utility costs.
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Solar  -  August 12, 2020

Toyota plans three new on-site solar projects

Toyota announced Aug. 11 that they are installing a total of 4.95 MW of solar panels across their plants in Alabama, Missouri and West Virginia in a move that is expected to offset 6,480,000 kWh of energy and 4,304 metric tons of CO2 emissions annually.
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Sourcing Renewables  -  August 12, 2020

Corporate PPAs in U.S. see slump as global activity stays on track

Private enterprises and public institutions purchased 8.9 GW of clean power in 2020 through July, and the deals are increasingly being spread across the globe as the activity in the U.S. drops significantly due to Covid, a new report found.
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GHG Emissions  -  August 11, 2020

Analytics software maker SAS commits to net-zero

Analytics software company SAS announced Aug. 6 their support for the Paris Agreement and NC Clean Energy Plan and that they have committed to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
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Energy Efficiency  -  August 11, 2020

Visa issues inaugural $500M green bond

Visa announced Aug. 11 that they priced their inaugural green bond offering at $500 million, which will advance their programs in environmental sustainability and in creating a sustainable payments ecosystem.
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