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Grupo Bimbo announced on Apr. 4 that it has signed a virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) for wind energy to power its Bimbo Bakeries USA facilities. The agreement is part of the company’s initiative to become the first baking company

MGP, a leading U.S. supplier of premium distilled spirits and specialty wheat proteins and starches, announced a major renewable energy initiative with the commitment to source 100% of their electricity needs from renewable wind power.

The amount of data created doubles every two years, with approximately 2% of the U.S.’s electrical energy going to data centers—more energy than most states use. This rapid growth is creating an expanding energy efficiency gap.

Nestlé reported that the company has reduced its greenhouse gas emissions by over 30% in the last 10 years and has achieved an overall reduction of 26.5% in manufacturing operations vs. 2010. The company remains on track to achieve their 2030 goal of zero environmental impact in all operations.

Data centers are a fast-growing source of energy consumption. While today they consume 2% of the electricity in the US, by 2030 that figure is expected to grow to 10%. Switch, a technology infrastructure corporation, wants to ensure this tremendous growth in energy consumption occurs in the most sustainable way

Rolls-Royce has signed an agreement with Superdielectrics, a UK-based technology start-up, to explore ways to create "next generation high energy storage technology."

Xcel Energy has confirmed that it received a bid from Tesla for a major renewable energy and storage project in Colorado that would create the biggest Powerpack battery system in the world if the bid is accepted.

Campbell Soup Company announced on Mar. 12 that the 4.4-megawatt solar power project located at its Camden, N.J. world headquarters is officially online. Construction on the project – Campbell’s fifth U.S. renewable energy venture

Kohler Co. on Mar. 6 announced a 15-year agreement to purchase 100 megawatts of wind power per year from the Diamond Vista wind farm located near Salina, Kansas. The electricity purchased from this project is equal to Kohler’s total U.S. and Canadian annual demand.