JACKSON,
Mich., April 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Consumers
Energy and Walmart Inc. announced today they've reached an
agreement for Consumers Energy to power 44 Walmart locations in
Consumers Energy's service territory in Michigan with clean energy. The agreement is a
milestone for the Consumers Energy's Renewable Energy Program,
which now has similar commitments from over 30 large employers.
"Developing new renewable energy resources for our customers
reflects Consumers Energy's commitment to Michigan's clean energy future and the
collaboration it takes to bring them to fruition," said
Lauren Snyder, Consumers Energy's
Vice President of Customer Experience. "By diversifying the energy
portfolio, we are making a meaningful impact in adding critical new
clean energy capacity to the grid while fostering economic growth
and job creation in renewable energy."
Walmart continues to accelerate its energy transformation
strategy toward its goal to power all its operations with renewable
energy.
"Walmart's energy transformation roadmap is designed to
prioritize high-impact, high quality clean energy opportunities
that help add new clean energy capacity to the grid and secure
reliable and emissions-free power for our operations," said
Stephen Chriss, Senior Director for
Utility Partnerships at Walmart. "We look forward to
collaborating with Consumers Energy to add new clean energy
capacity to Michigan's power
grid."
Walmart is agreeing to match 90% of the energy they use across
44 Michigan locations with renewable energy from future projects
that Consumers Energy will develop in Michigan.
In total, over 30 businesses that Consumers Energy serves have
committed to nearly 600 megawatts of emission-free renewable energy
supporting their sustainability goals. That's enough
generation to power approximately 66,000 homes each year and
equivalent to removing greenhouse gas emissions produced from over
120,000 cars on the road annually from the environment, according
to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency calculations.
Other recent Michigan
participants in the Renewable Energy Program include Calmic LLC,
CIE Newcor MTG and Mayfair Plastics Inc.
Consumers Energy's Renewable Energy Program provides a local,
cost-effective, flexible, turnkey solution for businesses to use
solar and wind energy to achieve their sustainability goals and
protect the planet for future generations. Their enrollment not
only advances greening Michigan's
grid, but also supports Michigan
jobs created through building and operating renewable energy
projects. Learn more by contacting
RenewableProgram@ConsumersEnergy.com.
Consumers Energy is Michigan's
largest energy provider, providing natural gas and/or electricity
to 6.8 million of the state's 10 million residents in all 68 Lower
Peninsula counties. Consumers Energy's Clean Energy Plan calls for
eliminating coal as an energy source in 2025, achieving net-zero
carbon emissions and meeting 90 percent of customers' energy needs
through clean sources, including wind and solar.
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ConsumersEnergy.com.
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