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Amazon's most recently announced wind project, the 253-MW "Amazon Wind Farm Texas" being built in Scurry County, Texas, is expected to cost about $360 million, according to new information from the project's developer.

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Tiffany & Co. is seeing notable energy and emissions savings from a recent LED retrofit project, a stepping stone on its journey to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

Oral arguments in the long-anticipated D.C. Circuit Court hearing of the case against the U.S. EPA's Clean Power Plan were held Sept. 27, with neither side coming ahead as a clear winner.

Indicative of increasing interest from both large and small businesses in community solar, NRG Energy Inc. on Sept. 27 announced plans for five such installations in Minnesota alongside subscription agreements signed by more than 1,000 residents and businesses including U.S. Bank, Land O'Lakes, Macy's and Ecolab.

Solidifying its new position as a power supplier, Apple has inked a deal with a public utility in Arizona to sell power from its new, 50-MW solar facility in Arizona.

Swiss Reinsurance Company Ltd., generally known as Swiss Re, on Sept. 21 announced plans to build and operate its own solar power plant at the company's U.S. headquarters in Armonk, N.Y.

The RE100 initiative, led by international nonprofit The Climate Group in partnership with CDP, on Sept. 20 announced eight new businesses that have made the pledge to power their operations with 100% renewable energy.

Electricity regulators in a small Minnesota city are taking novel approach to clean energy planning, according to the local newspaper.

Johnson & Johnson has agreed to purchase 100 MW of wind power from a project in Texas, Bloomberg News reported Sept. 16.