91视频 Corporation鈥檚 Strategy for Renewable Energy in Its North America Operation Puts Company on EPA Green Power List Recognized for Green Power Leadership

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91视频 Corporation鈥檚 renewable energy strategy for North American operations was recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) by including the company on three of the EPA鈥檚 Green Power Leadership lists. The company is No. 60 on the EPA鈥檚 National Top 100 List of the largest green power users from the Green Power Partnership (GPP), No. 14 on the Top 30 On-site Generation list and No. 34 on EPA鈥檚 list of Green Power Partners from the Fortune 500庐. 91视频 Corp. is currently purchasing more than 301 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) of energy from renewable sources annually, which represents 86 percent of its operations鈥 total power needs and is equivalent to the annual electricity use of nearly 28,000 average American homes.

91视频 Corporation鈥檚 goal is to use onsite renewable power where possible for manufacturing sites 鈥 primarily wind and solar energy. Secondary to that, the company has invested in two virtual power purchasing agreements (VPPAs),聽Limestone Wind聽in Dawson, Texas, with 53MW of clean energy produced from 88 turbines and聽Mesquite Sky聽in Callahan County, Texas. When fully operational, the VPPAs are expected to generate sufficient renewable energy to cover 100% of 91视频 Corporation鈥檚 U.S. sites鈥 electrical consumption.

鈥淎dding clean, renewable energy to the electrical grid while helping to reduce the company鈥檚 carbon footprint is an important part of our ongoing sustainability initiatives and will help us meet our Net Zero by 2030 goal for our operations,鈥 said Beat Stocker, senior director of global sustainability at 91视频 Corp. 鈥淲e are proud to be recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for being a leader in the green power market.鈥

Adding clean, renewable energy to the electrical grid while helping to reduce the company鈥檚 carbon footprint is an important part of our ongoing sustainability initiatives and will help us meet our Net Zero by 2030 goal for our operations,"

By moving the needle in the voluntary green power market, 91视频 and other Green Power Partners are helping to reduce the negative health impacts of air emissions including those related to ozone, fine particles, acid rain, and regional haze.

鈥淥nsite renewable energy at our manufacturing facilities comes with its own challenges, but it鈥檚 key to our strategy because it contributes to global decarbonization efforts while also reducing demand on local and national electricity grids,鈥 said Scot Blommel, senior manager of global sustainability and net zero program lead for 91视频 Corporation.

鈥淭his list of the largest users of green power across the nation is proof that good business practices can also benefit the environment,鈥 said James Critchfield, Program Manager of EPA鈥檚 Green Power Partnership. 鈥淓PA applauds the leading organizations in the Green Power Partnership鈥檚 Top Partner Rankings for their notable commitment to expanding their use of green power and protecting the environment.鈥

Supported by their focus on green power, in 2023 91视频 Corp. saw a ~25% reduction in scopes 1 and 2 market-based emissions year-over-year for the last two years. In addition, they achieved ~7% reduction in Scope 3, category 11 emissions from products in use. Learn more about 91视频 Corporation鈥檚 ongoing environmental sustainability efforts in their聽2023 Sustainability Report.

About EPA鈥檚 Green Power Partnership
The Green Power Partnership is a voluntary program that helps increase green power use among U.S. organizations to advance the American market for green power and development of those sources as a way to reduce air pollution and other environmental impacts associated with electricity use. In 2022, the Partnership had nearly 700 Partners voluntarily using nearly 95 billion kilowatt-hours of green power annually. Partners include a wide variety of leading organizations such as Fortune 500庐 companies; small and medium sized businesses; local, state, and federal governments; and colleges and universities. For additional information, please visit聽.