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When President Trump announced his intention to pull the U.S. out of the Paris Climate Accord, there were concerns that America's utilities would abandon action on climate. Instead, as this column from Sheryl Carter and Elisheva Mittelman at NRDC reports, utilities are standing by--and increasing--their commitments to clean energy.

Fifth Third Bancorp has become the first Fortune 500 company and first bank to sign a PPA to reach 100% RE with a single project. With this agreement, Fifth Third also becomes the first publicly-traded company to commit to purchase 100 percent

ENGIE North America announced on Mar. 5 that it will acquire solar developer, owner and operator SoCore Energy, including 150 MW of solar assets in operation or under construction by the end of the month, 170 MW of solar projects in development,

It's the weekend! Kick-back with these must-read energy stories from around the web:

Kimberly-Clark Corporation announced on Mar. 1 it has won both a Climate Leadership Award from Bloomberg Philanthropies and an Innovation Award from Smart Energy Decisions.

The inaugural Smart Energy Decisions Innovation Awards were presented at the closing dinner of the Innovation Summit in Austin on Feb. 28.

Visa announced on Feb. 28 its commitment to use 100% renewable energy across its global operations by the end of 2019.