
Kaiser Permanente Finalizes Clean Energy Deal to Power Hospitals
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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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