LANSING, Michigan, September 26, 2024 (ENS) – General Motors has announced a 15-year s energy purchase agreement for three vehicle assembly plants.
The Michigan-based automaker signed the solar agreement with NorthStar Clean Energy, a unit of CMS Energy, an American company based in Jackson, Michigan.
The deal will allow GM to source renewable electricity from NorthStar’s 2,000-acre, 180-megawatt solar project in Newport, Arkansas.
The Newport Solar project will support the electricity needs of GM’s Lansing Delta Township Assembly and Lansing Grand River Assembly in Michigan, and also the GM Wentzville Assembly site in Missouri.
This is GM’s largest power purchase deal yet and an important milestone in the company’s goal to be carbon-neutral by 2040, GM said in a statement.
“By expanding our renewable electricity portfolio, we are taking a major step forward in reducing our carbon footprint and advancing our broader sustainability goals,” Rob Threlkeld, GM director of global energy strategy, said in a statement.
“This facility not only supports our renewable electricity strategy, but also demonstrates our dedication to a sustainable future for all,” Threlkeld said.”s
In 2022, GM announced it had completed the agreements needed to secure 100 percent of the energy needed to power all of its U.S. sites with renewable electricity by the end of 2025.
General Motors now has sourcing agreements with 17 renewable energy plants across 11 states, making the company the automotive industry’s largest buyer of renewable power.
“NorthStar is committed to helping our customers reach their sustainability and business goals and the Newport Solar project demonstrates how our approach enables companies like General Motors to achieve both,” NorthStar Clean Energy President Brian Hartmann said in a statement. “The collaboration with GM exemplifies our shared obligation to creating a future powered by renewable energy.”
Featured image:
