Smart Energy Decisions News

Aligning with new SBTI guidelines, General Mills shared both its recent achievements and its updated emissions and energy efficiency goals with the release of its 2021 Global Responsibility Report.

Beginning in 2022, The Home Depot will receive 100 megawatts of solar electricity annually from National Grid Renewables’ Noble Project in Texas. This PPA promises to lower the home improvement brands’ carbon footprint by an annual 450,000 metric tons. 

When two closed Baltimore County landfill sites are covered with solar arrays, the sun will generate 30 MW of power, one-third of the energy used by the County's municipal and government facilities. These solar parks will help the County meet its sustainability goals, save money on electricity, and power government buildings.

Albertsons Companies has committed to set an emissions reduction target that aligns with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) and the U.N.’s Paris Climate Agreement.

The County of San Luis Obispo celebrated the completion of a 1.2 megawatt-DC (MWdc) solar energy project at the County Operations Center on April 20. The project includes a total of 3,294 solar modules ground-mounted on 6 acres of land.

Building on its existing goal to eliminate 20% of its global carbon footprint by 2030, U.S. Steel Corporation announced that it plans to become fully carbon-neutral by 2050.

On Earth Day, April 22, 2021, Thomson Reuters, the news, legal and information service, announced it has reduced its annual greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 93% from 2018 baseline levels.

Kohl’s announced on April 22 that it has already achieved or exceeded its 2025 energy use and emissions targets. These goals included lowering Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions from Kohl’s-owned operations by 50% (compared to 2014) and reducing its facilities’ energy consumption by 30% (compared to 2008).

HP Inc. has announced its clean energy targets: carbon neutrality by 2025, and net zero GHG emissions by 2040.