Smart Energy Decisions News

Solar - December 18, 2024

Town of Mount Morris, NY Deploys Solar

The Town of Mount Morris in Livingston county, New York, added the Morris Ridge Solar Project with a capacity of 229 megawatts (MWdc)/177 MWac.

Wind - December 18, 2024

Google Signs PPA for Wind Farm

Google, a tech company, announced a power purchase agreement for the full capacity of Rocky Forge Wind.

Distributed Energy Resources - December 17, 2024

Smith College Heated by Geothermal Energy

A portion of Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts, is now being heated by geothermal energy.

GHG Emissions - December 17, 2024

Billerud’s Targets Approved by SBTi

Billerud, a high performance paper and packaging materials manufacturer, announced its targets were approved by the Science Based Targets initiative.

GHG Emissions - December 17, 2024

Canada Sets 2035 Emissions Reduction Target

Canada set a new target to achieve a 45% to 50% emissions reduction below 2005 levels by 2035.

Solar - December 17, 2024

City of Cambridge Signs Solar VPPA

The City of Cambridge signed a virtual solar power purchase agreement (VPPA).

GHG Emissions - December 16, 2024

Boston Consulting Group Purchases Carbon Removal

Boston Consulting Group (BCG) announced the purchase of 50,250 tons of certified carbon dioxide removals (CDRs) as part of the company’s goal to neutralize 100% of its emissions through high-quality carbon removal credits by 2030.

GHG Emissions - December 16, 2024

Google, Stripe, Shopify Sign Carbon Removal Agreement

Several companies, including tech company Google, signed an agreement for carbon removal set to deliver over the next several years.

GHG Emissions - December 16, 2024

Northern Illinois University Partners to Lower Energy Consumption

Northern Illinois University entered a partnership to reduce energy consumption on the campus by over 26% and reduce carbon emissions by 11%.

Solar - December 16, 2024

NYC Public Schools Deploy Solar

The Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) and the New York City Public Schools announced the completion of the city’s largest collection of solar arrays to date.