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"Facebook is Greening the Grid," a recent article in American Builder Today, tracks the progress of the 2-billion user’s new data center in Omaha, Neb., as they work with Omaha Public Power District to source energy from wind farms

Following the announcement of keynote speakers for the 2nd annual Smart Energy Decisions Innovation Summit, SED on Jan. 5 released the full agenda, list of speakers and confirmed sponsors for the February event.

The city of Fayetteville on Jan. 2 became the first municipality in Arkansas to commit to transitioning to 100% clean and renewable sources of energy.

Nearly 18 months after initially announced, one of Alabama's largest solar projects is up, running and providing renewable energy to Walmart through a long-term contract with Alabama Power.

A part of his annual State of the State presentation, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo revealed a comprehensive and ambitious energy plan the calls for the development of at least 1.5 GW of energy storage and 800 MW of offshore wind.

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Big companies, including Amazon, DuPont and Unilever, along with utilities and renewable energy suppliers, are urging members of the European Union's energy council to set a renewable energy target of at least 35% and lift barriers to corporate PPAs.

Global furniture maker and design company Steelcase Inc. has passed a major milestone toward its energy and environmental goals this year: Its global energy use is 20% lower than it was just seven years ago.

The Bay Area Rapid Transit system, known as BART, recently executed two power purchase agreements for electricity that will propel the fifth-largest rapid transit system in the U.S. far beyond its goal of getting 50% of its energy from renewable sources.

Among a wide range of corporate social responsibility goals outlined in Kraft Heinz's inaugural corporate social responsibility report, the company outlined plans to reduce overall greenhouse gas emissions by 5.1% and implement a series of onsite renewable energy projects.