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Grocery wholesaler United Natural Foods, Inc. (UNFI) completed a roof-mounted solar array installation - the largest to date - at its Howell, New Jersey distribution center.

Microsoft entered into a multi-year offtake agreement to receive nature-based carbon removal derived entirely from an afforestation project based in the U.S.

Meta procured 330 MW of renewable energy from three solar projects under development in Illinois and Arkansas.

Colorado Governor Jared Polis and Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA) Commissioner Kate Greenberg awarded $500,000 in grants to seven projects that demonstrate the use and benefits of agrivoltaics, which is the simultaneous use of land for solar energy production and agriculture. 

STAG Industrial, Inc. has completed three community solar projects hosted on its rooftops.

Global mining group Rio Tinto will replace all of its diesel fuel with renewable diesel at its Kennecott copper operation in Utah starting in 2024.

LyondellBasell, a global leader in the chemical manufacturing industry, signed two power purchase agreements (PPA) in the U.S. increasing its total procured renewable electricity to 1,366 megawatts (MW).

The U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy announced initiatives, including battery storage development for grid stability, to support its energy resilience and climate goals.

The DEI Impact Awards Report celebrates the winners of Smart Energy Decisions' inaugural program to honor efforts in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in clean energy.

Meta announced its Mesa data center will be supported by new solar energy from Salt River Project (SRP).