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In a move that will support its parent company's commitment to 100% renewable energy, Anheuser-Busch announced Sept. 13 that it has signed a power purchase agreement for the electricity and renewable energy credits associated with an Oklahoma wind project.

The Maryland Energy Administration, of MEA, has launched a new program that will support the use of community wind resources among businesses, nonprofits, and state, local, and municipal governments and their agencies/institutions.

Global chemicals company AkzoNobel said Sept. 12 that is has opened "the world's most advanced and sustainable paint plant," which incorporates renewable energy and energy efficiency elements into its design.

This report from the Institute for Market Transformation and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory examines the current landscape for building owners and lenders seeking to integrate energy efficiency and utility savings into building assessments and retrofit plans.

Coca-Cola continues to make progress toward its "grow the business, not the carbon," emissions reduction goals, but it is off track due in part to volume growth outpacing emission ratio improvements.

A McDonald's restaurant in Libertyville, Illinois, is facing opposition from some local leaders who are resistant to its plans to upgrade its design, including energy efficiency.

Energy savings measures recently taken at a BASF Corp. facility in Michigan have played a role in the creation of about 100 new jobs a year, according to a recent Crain's Detroit Business article outlining the efficiency efforts underway at corporations across the state. 

The second quarter of 2017 marked a record in the energy storage space, bolstered by a spike, led by deployments in California and New York, in the nonresidential market, which includes commercial and industrial installations.

Virginia-based Mars Inc. on Sept. 5 made a bold corporate sustainability commitment, pledging to invest $1 billion over the next few years on its initiatives, including efforts to meet its greenhouse gas reduction targets through energy efficiency and using 100% renewable energy.

This case study, presented by Edison Energy, outlines the approach taken by Iron Mountain to increase its use of renewable energy through a series of cost-stabilizing transactions right-sized for its needs.