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At a General Motors Co. assembly plant in Arlington, Texas, that will soon be powered entirely with wind power, the American Wind Energy Association released its fourth quarter 2016 market report and sought to position the renewable energy source as all-American solution for U.S. businesses.

Despite a last-minute attempt by state legislators to halt it, North Carolina's first commercial-scale wind farm, the 300-MW Amazon Wind Farm U.S. East, is now fully operational.

Sun Chemical, one of the world's largest producers of printing inks and pigments, has turned to renewable energy to save an estimated $400,000 in electricity costs at one of its production facilities in New Jersey.

Large corporate energy buyers are hoping the third time's a charm for a Missouri bill that aims to allow them to sign power purchase agreements for renewables from parties other than their utility.

Two large Detroit-area energy users have expressed interest in a new program being offered to business and residential customers of DTE Energy that allows them to increase their use of wind and solar energy in 5% increments up to 100%.

Echoing the transition to cleaner power sources being made at businesses across the country, the NFL teamed up with NRG Energy to power this year's Super Bowl and associated events with clean energy.

Business and financial software company Intuit Inc. is moving to 100% renewable energy for its global headquarters in Mountain View, Calif., with the help of a new supply transaction.

This webinar, sponsored by Altenex, explores current renewable energy purchasing options for commercial and industrial companies and digs into how Iron Mountain has implemented a multi-element renewables portfolio.

The Home Depot on Jan. 31 announced its first major investment in a wind-powered energy project; the company will purchase 50 MW of capacity from a Texas facility.

IKEA Canada, through two separate purchases, is acquiring a Canadian wind farm for approximately $119.6 million.