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Kaiser Permanente Finalizes Clean Energy Deal to Power Hospitals

Connect Healthcare is slated for October 29 and 30 at The Resort at Pelican Hill. Follow this link for more information and to register for the conference.

Kaiser Permanente finalized an agreement for a major renewable energy purchase that will enable it to achieve its goal of being carbon neutral in 2020. The health care system purchased 180 MW of clean energy, enough to power 27 of its 39 hospitals, making it the largest purchaser of renewable energy in the U.S. health care sector, using more than 1 million MWh of green power annually.

Kaiser Permanente’s Bernard J. Tyson says, “By investing in renewable energy and becoming carbon neutral, Kaiser Permanente is helping to prevent climate-related illness for people worldwide.”

The deal will enable the construction of utility-scale solar and wind farms, and one of the country’s largest battery-energy storage systems. The agreement is part of a comprehensive portfolio of renewable energy solutions and greenhouse gas reduction strategies.

Kaiser Permanente will begin receiving associated renewable energy credits in 2019; the projects will come online in 2020 and 2021.


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Dennis Kaiser is Vice President of Content and Public Relations for Connect Commercial Real Estate. Dennis is a communications leader with more than 30 years of experience including as a journalist and in corporate and agency marketing communications roles. He is responsible for Connect’s client content operations and is involved in a range of initiatives ranging from content strategy, message development, copywriting, media relations, social media and content marketing services. In his most recent corporate communications roles, he led a regional public relations effort across Southern California for CBRE, played a key marketing role on JLL’s national retail team, and was responsible for directing the global public relations effort at ValleyCrest, the nation’s largest commercial landscape services company. In addition to his vast commercial real estate experience, Dennis has worked on communications and launch strategies for a number of residential projects such as Disney’s Celebration in Florida, Ritter Ranch in Palmdale California (7,200 homes, 22,000 acres), WaterColor in Florida and PremierGarage in Phoenix. Dennis’s agency background included firms such as Idea Hall and Macy + Associates. He has earned an outstanding reputation with organization leaders as a trusted advisor, strategic program implementer, consensus builder and exceptional collaborator. Dennis has developed and managed national communications programs for Fortune 500 companies to start-ups, both public and private. He’s successfully worked with journalists across the globe representing clients involved in major-breaking news stories, product launches, media tours, and company news announcements. Dennis has been involved in a host of charitable and community organizations including the American Cancer Society, Easter Seals, BoyScouts, Chrysalis Foundation, Freedom For Life, HOLA, L.A.’s BEST, Reach Out and Read, Super Bowl Host Committee, and Thunderbirds Charities.