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As we look forward to the next Smart Energy Decisions event, the 2020 Innovation Summit in Houston, March 9-11, let’s look back at one of our signature events from 2019, the 4th Renewable Energy Sourcing Forum, which brought together large electric power users from commercial, industrial, institutional and government sectors, along with suppliers and utilities, all united in the goal to accelerate the adoption of renewable energy.

Danone, a Paris-based food and beverage company, entered into a 12-year agreement that will provide them with 20.6 MW of renewable energy and progress them toward their goal of sourcing 100% renewable electricity by 2030.

Shiloh Industries will begin to power three of its Michigan facilities with 100% renewable energy following a commitment made to a Michigan clean power program.

It's the weekend! Kick back and catch up with these must-read articles from around the web.

Hormel Foods Corporation celebrated Dec. 11 the completion of an on-site solar project that will provide up to 15% of the electricity needs of the Hormel Foods Swiss American Sausage Company facility in Lathrop, Calif.

Baker Hughes finalized an agreement Dec. 11 that will eliminate 12% of their global carbon footprint through the purchase of 100% of the electricity needed for its Texas operations from renewable energy projects in the state.

Ecolab Inc. announced Dec. 5 their commitment to reducing carbon emissions by 50% by 2030 and to net-zero by 2050, in addition to joining the U.N. Global Compact to limit the rise of global temperatures to 1.5 degrees.

Every company has its own unique set of hurdles to overcome in setting and attaining sustainability goals. In this conversation Amy Bond, Energy and Sustainability Program Manager at Sprint explains how Sprint started to look at procuring renewables as early as 2008 - and how their plans finally came to fruition with a 12-year VPPA signed in 2019.