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Solar  -  November 5, 2018

Facebook to power Ala. data center via two solar facilities

Facebook’s new data center, currently under construction in Huntsville, Alabama, will be powered with 100% renewable energy via the combined 377-megawatt output from two solar installations to be built in Tennessee and Alabama as the largest in each state.
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November 3, 2018

Weekend reads: Heavyweight fight in NV; Rickshaws lead the e-revolution

It's the weekend! Kick back and relax with these must-read articles from around the web:
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Energy Efficiency  -  November 2, 2018

White Paper: The Case for Outsourcing Energy Systems: Velocity, Vector and Virtualization

This white paper, presented by Duke Energy One, notes that the evolution of outsourcing offers companies more opportunities and competitive advantages than ever before. However, the outsourcing of energy systems presents particular challenges.
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Energy Efficiency  -  November 2, 2018

BNSF Railway reports efficiency progress

BNSF Railway announced its total energy use has been reduced by 5.3% since 2014, with major reductions coming from locomotive diesel consumption. While GHG intensity posted a slight uptick of 0.5% from 2016 to 2017 – attributed to a change in business mix and consumer trends - the company achieved an overall decrease of approximately 3.5% over the past decade.
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GHG Emissions  -  October 30, 2018

Smithfield Foods expands biogas projects

Smithfield Foods, Inc. announced it will implement “manure-to-energy” projects across 90% of the company’s hog finishing spaces in North Carolina and Utah, and nearly all similar facilities in Missouri, over the next 10 years.
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October 29, 2018

RESF Fall Presentation: Starbucks' Portfolio Approach to RE Strategy & Execution

Starbucks' portfolio approach to RE strategy & execution is the latest in a series of presentations from the Smart Energy Decisions' Fall Renewable Energy Sourcing Forum.
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Wind  -  October 29, 2018

Cinemark signs nine-year wind VPPA

Cinemark USA, Inc. announced on October 29 it has signed a nine-year VPPA with AEP Energy Partners for up to 40 megawatts of renewable energy from AEP’s Trent Mesa wind energy center in Nolan County, Texas.
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GHG Emissions  -  October 29, 2018

GM proposes national EV policy

General Motors proposes the establishment of a new National Zero Emissions Vehicle (NZEV) program that has the potential to place more than 7 million long-range EVs on the road by 2030—25% of all new cars— for a cumulative incremental reduction of 375 tons of CO2 emissions
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Wind  -  October 26, 2018

Ameren Missouri approved for largest wind facility in state's history

Ameren Missouri was approved to construct and operate a 400 MW wind farm, known as the High Prairie Wind Farm, which when completed will be the largest wind facility in the state's history.
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Sourcing Renewables  -  October 26, 2018

San Diego offers alternative to traditional power utility

Residents of the city of San Diego may soon have an alternative option to their power utility, San Diego Gas & Electric, when it comes to sourcing their electricity.
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