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Wind - March 9, 2018
Kohler Co. announces 100-megawatt wind power investment
Kohler Co. on Mar. 6 announced a 15-year agreement to purchase 100 megawatts of wind power per year from the Diamond Vista wind farm located near Salina, Kansas. The electricity purchased from this project is equal to Kohler’s total U.S. and Canadian annual demand.
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Wind - March 8, 2018
GM and Switch partner on MI green tariff
General Motors and Switch are the first companies to participate in a new Consumers Energy program to help large businesses use large RE sources. Both companies are now matching 100 percent of their electric use at key operations in Michigan
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Wind - February 22, 2018
ENGIE North America acquired Infinity Renewables
Houston-based ENGIE North America Inc. announced on Feb. 20 that it has acquired Infinity Renewables, a developer of utility-scale wind projects in the United States. The acquisition includes more than 8,000 MW of projects
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February 21, 2018
SWEPCO announces agreement supporting Wind Catcher
Southwestern Electric Power (SWEPCo) announced on Feb. 20 a settlement agreement in the company’s request for approval of the proposed Wind Catcher Energy Connection project. The agreement includes SWEPCO, Walmart Stores Inc. and Sam’s
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February 19, 2018
RE hits 18% of total U.S. power mix
Renewable energy generation increased to 18% of total electricity for the U.S. in 2017, up from 15% the previous year. New wind and solar builds, along with an easing drought in the West, combined to boost this increase
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Wind - February 13, 2018
Nestlé reaches for 100% RE with wind PPA
Nestlé in the U.S. announced on Feb. 12 a 15-year PPA with EDP Renewables that will provide approximately 80 percent of the electricity load for five Nestlé facilities in southeastern Pennsylvania.
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Sourcing Renewables - February 12, 2018
Heineken “drops the C”, increases RE
Heineken announced on Feb. 12 its "Drop the C" program, aimed at increasing its share of renewable energy from the current level of 14% to 70% by 2030. The company also reported reaching its 2020 emission targets in production in 2017
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Wind - February 8, 2018
AT&T purchases wind power from Texas and Oklahoma
AT&T announced on Feb. 8 that it will purchase 520MW of wind power through two agreements with wind farms operated by subsidiaries of NextEra Energy Resources.
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Wind - February 7, 2018
Brown-Forman signs PPA for 30 MW annually
Brown-Forman Corporation announced on Feb. 6 an agreement to purchase 30 megawatts of electricity per year from Solomon Forks Wind Project in Kansas, becoming the first major U.S. spirits and wine producer to commit to a PPA in the U.S.
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Wind - February 6, 2018
Annual investments of $100B for wind through 2025
The global wind power services market is expected to be worth $25 billion by 2025, an increase from $9 billion in 2016, according to a new report from Frost & Sullivan. They estimate $100 billion of global investments for wind power per year
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