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Microsoft discloses new wind energy purchases

Published 11/14/2016, 01:20 PM
Microsoft discloses new wind energy purchases
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  • The company's largest buy to date in wind energy targets a 237 megawatt output. The addition will bring the company's total investment in related projects within the U.S. to over 500 megawatts.
  • Through two separate agreements, 178 megawatts to be purchased in connection with the Bloom Wind project in Kansas (working with Allianz (DE:ALVG) Risk Transfer) and 59 megawatts to come from the Happy Jack and Silver Sage projects in Wyoming (working with Black Hills Corp.), adjacent to Microsoft's Cheyenne datacenter. The combined generated output is expected to cover energy used at the Cheyenne center on an annual basis.
  • Microsoft (MSFT -2.1%) president and chief legal officer Brad Smith: "Microsoft is committed to building a responsible cloud, and these agreements represent progress toward our goal of improving the energy mix at our datacenters. Our commitment extends beyond greening our own operations because these projects help create a greener, more reliable grid in the communities in which we operate."
  • The arrangements will results in Microsoft's third and fourth wind energy projects, with operations in Illinois and Texas already underway.
  • Supplemental blog post (Brad Smith)
  • Related (October 31): Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) Web Services details Amazon Wind Farm US Central 2

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