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Microsoft report details carbon program expansion
Since implementing an internal carbon price in 2012, Microsoft says it has invested in more 14 million MWh of clean power.
Microsoft inks its largest wind energy purchase
Microsoft has announced its largest purchase of wind energy to date with the signing of two separate, innovatively structured agreements.
Report: The C&I energy storage market is accelerating
With interest and implementation of energy storage technologies quickly gaining momentum at corporations across the U.S., a new report estimates that revenue for the commercial and industrial storage industry will increase by almost $10 billion by 2025.
Microsoft outlines data center clean energy goals
Toward its goal of powering its data centers with 50% renewable energy by the end of 2018, Microsoft has said it got 44% of the way there in fiscal 2016.
Executives: Coalescence of market factors beg new corporate energy management strategies
At the convergence of technology advancements and an increasing level of interest in corporate sustainability, many of world's largest businesses have taken a closer eye at their energy management strategies than ever before.
Starbucks moves higher in EPA green power ranks
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Green Power Partnership on Oct. 24 updated its Top Partner Rankings, which highlight organizations that are choosing to use electricity from clean, renewable sources.
Microsoft partners up on energy policy tracking tool
Microsoft and the business association Advanced Energy Economy on Oct. 6 announced a new predictive policy tool to support legislative advocacy in energy.
Microsoft pushes ahead with battery research
Microsoft recently partnered with the nation's largest power producer, NRG Energy, to announce new research on the topic of energy storage.
NYT article highlights corporate energy strategy shift
With Apple recently joining Google and Wal-Mart in being granted federal approval to sell electricity into wholesale power markets, media coverage of corporate energy management appears to be reaching a fever pitch.
With help from Amazon, Google, Microsoft, data center energy use levels after years of rapid growth
Partially driven by the efforts of large tech companies to reduce the energy intensity of data centers, a new report has found that electric consumption from U.S. data centers plateaued in 2010.
Microsoft unveils pilot program for data center energy storage
Microsoft has teamed up with NRG Energy, Primus Power and others on a pilot program to advance energy storage at Microsoft's data centers across the globe.
Views from the top: Inside Microsoft's corporate energy strategy with Brian Janous
Microsoft's director of energy strategy talks about the company's shift away from renewable credits, the changing dynamic between C&I customers and their utilities and more.
New interactive map guides corporates through renewable power options by state
The World Resources Institute unveiled a new, interactive map that compares renewable power options by state; the tool is intended to help drive corporate adoption of clean energy.
Moving beyond RECs, Microsoft seeks more renewables for data centers
Microsoft is working to assure that more than 60% of the electricity used by its data centers will come directly from renewable energy by the early 2020s, up from the current 44%.
Kohl's breaks up tech giant club in new EPA rankings of largest green power users
Tech companies made up five of the top six slots on the U.S. EPA's most recent rankings of the largest green power users within its green power partnership program.
Apple, Google, Amazon, Microsoft support EPA's Clean Power Plan
Four heavyweight tech companies have made clear their support of the U.S. EPA's Clean Power Plan, which seeks to curb carbon emissions from existing power plants.
Microsoft announces public-private partnership to build 20-MW solar project
Microsoft, the Commonwealth of Virginia and Dominion Virginia Power entered into an agreement under which Dominion will construct the project.
Microsoft pilots underwater data centers
Microsoft is experimenting with siting data centers offshore under water in the ocean.
Switching your company to renewable energy? Read this first
The renewable energy opportunity for Fortune 1000 companies has never been better, but sourcing renewables doesn't come without risk.
Executives from top Microsoft, Johnson Controls, Vestas, and other firms join AEE board
Executives from some of the country's largest firms joined the Advanced Energy Economy's board of directors.
