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Hospice of the Foothills, a nonprofit hospice facility in Grass Valley, Calif., expects to save more than $750,000 in energy costs over the next 25 years, or $30,000 annually, thanks to a solar system installed at the facility.

Kimberly-Clark announced Feb. 26 the completion of a 3 MW solar project at their facility in LaGrange, Ga., of which all the output and associated credits will be solar to Georgia Power to advance their renewable energy development goals.

Firmenich announced Feb. 25 that all of its operations worldwide are now powered by 100% renewable electricity.

Garanti BBVA, a Turkish-based global financial institution, announced Feb. 24 that they will source all of the 90 million kWh used in 813 branches and 45 corporate buildings from 100% renewable energy sources by the end of 2020.

State Fund, a California-based workers' compensation insurance company, will be building solar panels, energy storage systems and electric vehicle charging stations at seven different locations in the state thanks to a new agreement announced Feb. 20

The largest family-owned farm on Nantucket Island recently completed a 1.4 MW ground-mounted solar installation, bringing their total solar capacity to near 2 MW and 2.6 million kWh of electricity annually.

A global producer of Nylon 6.6 fibers is now operating from an on-site cogeneration power plant that allows them to use natural gas at its main manufacturing facility.