{"id":1004343782,"date":"2019-08-05T06:44:03","date_gmt":"2019-08-05T14:44:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/?p=1004343782"},"modified":"2021-05-15T05:11:28","modified_gmt":"2021-05-15T13:11:28","slug":"amazon-launches-renewable-energy-projects-in-the-us-eu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/amazon-launches-renewable-energy-projects-in-the-us-eu\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazon Adds to Renewable Energy Footprint"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1004343788\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/08\/Texas-Wind-Farm-2.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1004343788\" data-attachment-id=\"1004343788\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/amazon-launches-renewable-energy-projects-in-the-us-eu\/amazon-wind-farm-texas-launch\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/08\/Texas-Wind-Farm-2.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"2038,1529\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;(JORDAN STEAD \/ Amazon)&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark IV&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Amazon today announced that its largest wind farm yet\\u2014Amazon Wind Farm Texas\\u2014is now up and running, adding more than 1,000,000 MWh of clean energy to the grid each year. Amazon has launched 18 wind and solar projects across the U.S., with over 35 more to come. Together, these projects will generate enough clean energy to power over 330,000 homes annually. These projects also support hundreds of jobs and provide tens of millions of dollars of investment in local communities across the country. Photographed Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2017, in Snyder, Texas.(JORDAN STEAD \/ Amazon)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1508360773&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;(JORDAN STEAD \/ Amazon)&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Amazon Wind Farm Texas Launch&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Amazon Wind Farm Texas Launch\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Texas wind farm. Image courtesy of Amazon&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/08\/Texas-Wind-Farm-2.jpeg?w=1024\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1004343788 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/08\/Texas-Wind-Farm-2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/08\/Texas-Wind-Farm-2.jpeg 2038w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/08\/Texas-Wind-Farm-2.jpeg?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/08\/Texas-Wind-Farm-2.jpeg?resize=768,576 768w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/08\/Texas-Wind-Farm-2.jpeg?resize=1024,768 1024w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/08\/Texas-Wind-Farm-2.jpeg?resize=1536,1152 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1004343788\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Texas wind farm. <em>Image courtesy of Amazon<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Amazon has announced two new renewable energy projects\u2014one solar farm in the U.S and one wind park in the EU. These facilities will supply its Amazon Web Services data centers.<\/p>\n<p>The company\u2019s sustained investment in clean and renewable energy has earned it the No. 2 position for total amount of solar installed to date in SEIA\u2019s Solar Means Business&nbsp;2018 report. Amazon\u2019s solar projects in the U.S. have offset the carbon dioxide equivalent of more than 200 million miles of truck deliveries. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO:&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/businesses-shine-in-seias-2018-solar-report\/\">Businesses Shine in SEIA\u2019s 2018 Solar Report<\/a><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2>Solar and Wind<\/h2>\n<p>Amazon\u2019s newest solar farm will be located in Pittsylvania County, Va., and will be the company\u2019s seventh solar facility in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Upon completion, it will provide 45 megawatts of renewable capacity, expected to generate 100,000 megawatt-hours of clean energy per year.<\/p>\n<p>The wind park will be located in the Republic of Ireland and will provide more than 23 megawatts of renewable capacity, with expected generation of 68,000 megawatt-hours of clean energy annually. Both projects are expected to begin construction in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Overall the company has 66 renewable energy projects with a capacity to generate 1,342 megawatts and deliver more than 3.9 million megawatt-hours of energy annually. In addition to investments in wind and solar, Amazon\u2019s commitment to sustainability includes programs such as Shipment Zero, Frustration-Free Packaging, Ships in Own Container, as well as investments in the circular economy with the Closed Loop Fund.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All told, Amazon has 66 renewable energy projects with a capacity to generate 1,342 megawatts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":237,"featured_media":1004343788,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21748,16,11,21742,21786,1615],"tags":[33254,35875,40826],"class_list":["post-1004343782","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industrial","category-international","category-midatlantic","category-latest","category-sustainability","category-washington-dc","tag-amazon-com-inc","tag-solar-power","tag-wind-power"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v23.4 (Yoast SEO v24.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Amazon Adds to Renewable Energy Footprint - Commercial Property Executive<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/amazon-launches-renewable-energy-projects-in-the-us-eu\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Amazon Adds to Renewable Energy Footprint\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"All told, Amazon has 66 renewable energy projects with a capacity to generate 1,342 megawatts.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/amazon-launches-renewable-energy-projects-in-the-us-eu\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Commercial Property Executive\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CPExecutive\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2019-08-05T14:44:03+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-05-15T13:11:28+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/08\/Texas-Wind-Farm-2.jpeg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2038\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1529\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Anca Gagiuc\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@cpexecutive\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@cpexecutive\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/amazon-launches-renewable-energy-projects-in-the-us-eu\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/amazon-launches-renewable-energy-projects-in-the-us-eu\/\",\"name\":\"Amazon Adds to Renewable Energy Footprint - Commercial Property Executive\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/amazon-launches-renewable-energy-projects-in-the-us-eu\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/amazon-launches-renewable-energy-projects-in-the-us-eu\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/08\/Texas-Wind-Farm-2.jpeg\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-08-05T14:44:03+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-05-15T13:11:28+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/340a1a5e8e7dd137bd91ca1dd3a2e9d7\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/amazon-launches-renewable-energy-projects-in-the-us-eu\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/amazon-launches-renewable-energy-projects-in-the-us-eu\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/amazon-launches-renewable-energy-projects-in-the-us-eu\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/08\/Texas-Wind-Farm-2.jpeg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/08\/Texas-Wind-Farm-2.jpeg\",\"width\":2038,\"height\":1529,\"caption\":\"Texas wind farm. 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