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Wind  -  October 18, 2018

Walmart and Cargill join for wind VPPA

Cargill and Walmart are sharing the offtake of a new wind farm in South Dakota. Walmart first announced an agreement in April to purchase 150MW of wind power from Geronimo Energy’s 200MW Crocker Wind Farm. Cargil followed on October with the announcement of a 12-year VPPA for the remaining 50MW of the project.
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Wind  -  October 18, 2018

Iron Mountain moves towards goal with wind PPA

Iron Mountain Inc., a storage and information management services company, announced on October 17 the signing of a 15-year PPA for 145 MW of new wind energy from the Pretty Prairie Wind Farm, located in Reno County, KS.
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October 17, 2018

Sony moves up RE goal

Sony Corporation has announced a new target for its commitment to using 100% renewable electricity. Just one month after announcing a 2040 target, the company moved the target to 2040.
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Wind  -  October 17, 2018

GM is 100% clean in Arlington

General Motors announced that its Arlington Assembly plant will now run on 100% clean wind energy following the recent opening of the Cactus Flats Wind Farm. The company also announced that the facility earned a place on the EPA’s Top 100 List of the largest green power users.
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Wind  -  October 16, 2018

Walmart announces trio of wind PPAs

Walmart has signed three PPAs for a total of 223 megawatts of wind power. These agreements will enable the construction of three new utility-scale wind farms in the states of Illinois and Indiana.
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October 16, 2018

Royal Caribbean adds a gust of windpower

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. announced it has signed a PPA with Southern Power for its 200-megawatt Reading Wind Facility. This initiative will offset up to 12% of Royal Caribbean's emissions beginning in 2020.
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Wind  -  October 15, 2018

Microsoft signs PPA for Big Level wind

Microsoft Corp. has signed a 15-year PPA for the 90-megawatt Big Level wind facility now under construction in Hector Township, Pennsylvania. The Big Level wind facility is Microsoft’s third PPA in the PJM Interconnection and will bring the com
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Energy Efficiency  -  October 15, 2018

2019 Innovation Awards open for nominations

The Smart Energy Decisions 2019 Innovation Awards program is now accepting nominations.
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Energy Efficiency  -  October 13, 2018

Weekend reads: Amazon vs. Big Oil; Cities embrace RE

It's the weekend! Kick back and relax with these must-read energy articles from around the web:
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Microgrids  -  October 12, 2018

Port of Long Beach to add microgrid

The Port of Long Beach in the city of Long Beach, California has signed a contract for a new microgrid that will enable critical energy resilience.
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