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Private enterprises and public institutions purchased 8.9 GW of clean power in 2020 through July, and the deals are increasingly being spread across the globe as the activity in the U.S. drops significantly due to Covid, a new report found.

Republic Services announced Aug. 10 a new project to develop and purchase 2,500 electric waste and recycling collection trucks in one of the industry's first large-scale moves toward fleet electrification.

The Vomela Companies revealed Aug. 4 the largest solar array in St. Paul, Minn., which is located on the rooftop of their new 300,000 square foot headquarters.

Facebook completed an agreement Aug. 6 with the Lincoln Land Wind project in Illinois to source approximately 170 MW of renewable energy from the 300 MW project.

Apple, Boeing, PepsiCo and Wells Fargo were among a list of 21 commercial, municipal and school district customers that have signed agreements to offtake a portion of a 100 MW solar farm in Arizona.

DataBank announced Aug. 4 that their MSP2 data center in Minneapolis, Minn., is now run on 100% renewable energy.

Smart Energy Decisions presented the Virtual Renewable Energy Sourcing Forum on July 27-31, creating an opportunity for corporate energy buyers to engage in cutting-edge general sessions and meet with suppliers and peers without the need to travel. John Failla, Founder and Editorial Director of Smart Energy Decisions welcomed attendees, noting that “a lot has changed over the past four months but not the goals of the event: to accelerate the adoption of renewable energy sourcing.”

Cargill and Ardent Mills will soon be receiving power from the Misae Solar I project in Northern Texas through retail supply agreements that were finalized on July 30.

A 525 MW wind project in Texas that will supply Facebook and McDonald's with clean energy was purchased by CMS Enterprises and will begin operations this fall.

A wind farm that will be powering Apple's Prineville Data Center in Oregon recently completed construction and will provide renewable energy to the company through PPAs.