Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO), Oklahoma Industrial Energy Consumers (OIEC), and Walmart have reached a settlement agreement on PSO’s proposed Wind Catcher Energy Connection project. Together, PSO, OIEC, and Walmart are requesting the Oklahoma Corporation Commission approve the project under the terms of the settlement agreement – terms which collectively result in additional customer…
Walmart says its doubling its use of U.S. wind & solar energy
Walmart announced that suppliers have reported reducing more than 20 million metric tons (MMT) of greenhouse gas emissions in the global value chain, as part of the company’s Project Gigaton initiative. Walmart launched Project Gigaton last April, seeking to work with suppliers to reduce emissions from the company’s value chain by a gigaton, or one…
Walmart & PSO reach deal on Wind Catcher Energy Connection
Electric utility Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO) and Walmart, Inc. have reached a settlement agreement on PSO’s proposed Wind Catcher Energy Connection project. PSO and Walmart are requesting the Oklahoma Corporation Commission approve the project under the terms of the settlement agreement. The $4.5 billion Wind Catcher project includes acquisition of a 2,000-MW wind…
Walmart to deploy energy storage at California stores
Energy management solutions provider, Advanced Microgrid Solutions (AMS), says it will work with Southern California Walmart to deploy 40 megawatt-hours of advanced energy storage systems at 27 stores. These energy storage systems will help the retailer save costs by reducing each store’s peak electricity demand, while providing dispatchable grid support to Southern California Edison. Under…
Walmart signs PPA with Akuo Energy USA for Texas wind project
Chicago-based Akuo Energy has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Walmart for 50 megawatts (MW) of capacity from the Rocksprings Wind Farm near DelRio, Texas. When complete in the third quarter of 2016, the Rocksprings Wind Farm will produce annually enough green electricity to power the equivalent of approximately 57,500 homes. Walmart has agreed…
Walmart to host Open Call and focus on US business development
Over the next 10 years, Walmart will spend an additional $250 billion on U.S.-made products as part of its commitment to domestic manufacturing and American jobs. With this initiative top of mind, Walmart will be hosting the first ever domestic manufacturing Open Call Summit on July 8 in Bentonville, Ark. Current suppliers that want to…
From site assessment to O&M, distributed wind developer does it all
In an era of big corporations, one developer has gone decidedly small. One turbine at a time, Foundation Windpower has crisscrossed California and installed over 22 MW’s worth of wind machines. The company seeks out large businesses with high energy costs, such as a Safeway grocery distribution center in Tracy or a similar Walmart facility…