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Fully contracted PPAs with Meta, formerly Facebook, and McDonald’s Corporation have allowed Ørsted to acquire Lincoln Land Wind, a 302 MW onshore wind farm in Morgan County, Illinois.

Smart Energy Decision’s Virtual Renewable Energy Sourcing Forum/Summer Edition proved to be its most successful virtual event yet, bringing together buyers and suppliers to explore Collaborating for a Net Zero Future.

The City of Healdsburg, California announced on March 3 that it has completed a floating solar project, the largest completed in the United States to date.

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) announced on Feb. 8 that it expects the share of renewables in the U.S. electricity generation mix to increase from 21% in 2020 to 42% in 2050.

Big Y World Class Market, a large supermarket chain in New England, announced in January that it has taken the next step in supporting the production and consumption of clean energy by participating in a community solar program.

The Virtual Renewable Sourcing Forum, set for December 7-11, 2020, has announced two high profile keynote speakers, general session presentations, sponsors, and almost 40 large electric powers as attendees.

As we look forward to the winter edition of the Virtual Renewable Energy Sourcing Forum, December 7-11, let's take a look back at our summer VRESF. This Insights report, part of our continuing series, offers a recap of each general session to give you the flavor of this thought-provoking and actionable content.

Smart Energy Decisions presented the Virtual Renewable Energy Sourcing Forum on July 27-31, creating an opportunity for corporate energy buyers to engage in cutting-edge general sessions and meet with suppliers and peers without the need to travel. John Failla, Founder and Editorial Director of Smart Energy Decisions welcomed attendees, noting that “a lot has changed over the past four months but not the goals of the event: to accelerate the adoption of renewable energy sourcing.”

Two Massachusetts towns are the location for a pair of new community solar projects combined with energy storage that expects to contribute to the Commonwealth's energy storage goal of 1,000 MWh by the end of 2025.

Distributed energy resources (DER) are expected to see an annual investment increase by 75% by 2030 and are expected to account for 10% of the world's global installed power generation, a new report found.