Sourcing Renewables | Page 93

PPAs signed by Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) and the City of Santa Clara are now being fulfilled with the operation of Aquamarine, a 250 MW project within the Westlands Solar Park (WSP), located in the San Joaquin Valley.

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Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. announced it has entered into a VPPA for 35 MW of wind energy in Spain. This agreement will address the company’s European power requirement of 100% renewable energy by 2023.

Madison Gas and Electric (MGE) is committing to reducing carbon by at least 80% by 2030 as it works toward achieving net zero carbon electricity by 2050.

Aluminium Norf GmbH (Alunorf) will purchase wind energy from five wind farms in North Rhine-Westphalia in 2022 based on a PPA with the energy company ENGIE. The output will be 28 million KwH, depending on wind levels and the output of the turbines.

Constellation announced its launch as a standalone, publicly traded company following the completion of its separation from Exelon Corp.

T-Mobile announced Jan. 31 that it achieved its goal of being the first U.S. wireless provider to source 100% of its total electricity usage from renewable sources by the end of 2021.

Meijer announced Feb. 1 the opening of its first public fast charging electric vehicle stations installed at store locations across Michigan and Ohio.

The European Union sourced nearly two-fifths of its electricity from renewable sources in 2020, the EU statistics office found.