\u201cEnabling corporate aggregation for renewable power purchasing is a key focus of Apex\u2019s and an essential way of engaging more corporate customers in clean energy procurement,\u201d said Mark Goodwin, president and CEO of Apex Clean Energy.<\/strong> \u201cThe Apex platform is designed to develop utility-scale wind and solar projects that deliver optimized performance paired with the flexibility that aggregated offtakers need to make these deals feasible. White Mesa Wind is a prime example of the future of corporate clean energy transactions: aggregated power purchasing tailored to each offtaker\u2019s needs.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cREBA members continue to drive innovation in clean energy procurement,\u201d said Miranda Ballentine, CEO, Renewable Energy Buyer\u2019s Alliance.<\/strong> \u201cBy bringing together the buying power of four leading brands, Apple, eBay, Sprint and Samsung, with the professional support of 3Degrees, energy buyers are proving that through the right partnerships these innovative renewable energy projects can come to fruition.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Apple, eBay, Samsung and Sprint\u00a0today announced a joint agreement to purchase\u00a0power from\u00a0a new wind\u00a0farm owned and developed by Apex Clean Energy. The transaction\u2014spearheaded by Apple, the largest purchaser in the innovative small load energy aggregation\u2014totals approximately 75 megawatts of clean energy, enough to power the equivalent of 20,000\u00a0homes. Shared energy purchases like this allow companies […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":35352,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[29719,17570],"tags":[22221,22222,22225,924,428,50],"blue-badge":[],"class_list":["post-35345","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-corporate","category-corporate-sustainability","tag-apple","tag-ebay","tag-gil-heyun-choi","tag-samsung-austin-semiconductor-sas","tag-sprint","tag-sustainability"],"acf":{"turn_off_retargeting":false},"fimg_mobile_url":"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/05082249\/Cotton-Plains_Edited_Rowe_2017-19.jpg","fimg_url":"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/05082249\/Cotton-Plains_Edited_Rowe_2017-19.jpg","primary_category":{"term_id":29719,"name":"Corporate","slug":"corporate","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":29719,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":1027,"filter":"raw","term_link":"https:\/\/samsung-newsroom-production.barbariangroup.com\/us\/category\/corporate\/","term_path":"corporate"},"badge":"Press Release","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/samsung-newsroom-production.barbariangroup.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35345","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/samsung-newsroom-production.barbariangroup.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/samsung-newsroom-production.barbariangroup.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samsung-newsroom-production.barbariangroup.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/84"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samsung-newsroom-production.barbariangroup.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35345"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/samsung-newsroom-production.barbariangroup.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35345\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samsung-newsroom-production.barbariangroup.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35352"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/samsung-newsroom-production.barbariangroup.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35345"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samsung-newsroom-production.barbariangroup.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35345"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samsung-newsroom-production.barbariangroup.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35345"},{"taxonomy":"blue-badge","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samsung-newsroom-production.barbariangroup.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/blue-badge?post=35345"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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<\/a>Shared energy purchases like this allow companies to pool their energy demands and collectively support the addition of large-scale renewable energy projects to the grid. Apple brought together other technology leaders dedicated to responsible business practices \u2013 eBay, Samsung and Sprint \u2013 in the aggregation agreement, which will enable all participants to access cost-effective low-carbon renewable energy from the new project. 3Degrees facilitated the agreement.<\/p>\nThe full 500-MW White Mesa Wind project is expected to come online\u00a0in 2021\u00a0in Crockett County, TX.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe’re proud to be powering all of Apple\u2019s operations around the world with 100 percent renewable energy and driving the private sector to support the clean energy transition,\u201d said Lisa Jackson, Apple’s Vice President of Environment, Policy and Social\u00a0Initiatives.<\/strong> \u201cBusinesses of all sizes and of varying energy needs can help bring new, renewable energy online. This collaborative agreement in Texas is a model we hope others will replicate.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cAt eBay, we prioritize operating in the most environmentally and socially sustainable way,\u201d said Wendy Jones, SVP Global Operations, eBay.<\/strong> \u201cThis collaboration is not only an important step in advancing our commitment to reaching 100 percent renewable energy\u00a0by\u00a02025, but it also offers an inclusive approach to collaborate with other companies and lead the way toward a clean energy future.\u201d<\/p>\n