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An updated agenda and confirmed list of speakers, including energy executives from Bloomberg LP, General Motors Co. and Procter and Gamble Co., is now available for the Smart Energy Decisions Innovation Summit.

New York City-based health care system Urban Health Plan has installed an innovative solar project at one of its facilities in the Bronx that is expected to reduce its energy costs by hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Massachusetts is already among a growing number of U.S. states that are pushing forward in the transition to a cleaner energy portfolio, but a new bill proposed by a group of state representatives could help nudge it to the top of the list.

Apple announced Jan. 25 that it reached an agreement with Nevada utility NV Energy to build 200 MW of additional solar energy in the state by early 2019.

In this Smart Energy Decisions exclusive, Steve Skarda, Procter & Gamble's global climate and energy leader, discusses the company's decision to align its energy management and climate goals, and how its strategy for pursuing renewable energy has evolved over time.

Storage and information management services company Iron Mountain Inc. has entered into a new renewable energy supply agreement to fufill a portion of the electrical load for its Texas operations.

After engaging with its supply chain regarding greenhouse gas reduction efforts, General Motors reported Jan. 24 that those who responded have reduced carbon emissions in total by 90 million metric tons, saving a cumulative $23 billion.

Swedish home furnishings retailer IKEA recently completed the installation of its fourth biogas-powered fuel cell system.

Republican lawmakers in North Carolina have asked officials in the Trump administration to oppose, as is, an almost completed $400 million wind project that Amazon Web Services expects to buy clean energy from.

Implementation of a community choice aggregation program that allows businesses to pool demand to make bulk purchases of electricity from renewable energy sources helped a New York town become the state's first small community to receive a "Clean Energy Community" designation.