Microsoft, Nike sign up for 2.5-MW Oregon community solar

• Microsoft, Nike and Common Energy have actually partnered to register for Standard Solar's first community solar project in Oregon. The 2.5-MW Skyward Community Solar project, located in Clackamas County, will certainly produce 3.6 million kWh of clean energy every year, which will be fed into the wider electrical grid.

" At Microsoft, part of our vision for a sustainable future is advocating for innovative modern technology that empowers and benefits every person," said Katie Ross, worldwide sustainability program supervisor at Microsoft. "We are proud to be a lead partner in this campaign that aids attain ecological goals while also supporting low-income homes with clean, inexpensive energy. We are delighted to companion on this project and also be part of bringing a greener grid to the whole Clackamas County community."

Microsoft will certainly make up the project's commercial allotment. About 100 Nike workers have subscribed to the domestic part of the project. In addition, 10% of Skyward's generation has been designated to certified reduced- and moderate-income houses, that will certainly get a discount on their electrical costs.

" We're delighted that our first completed project in Oregon, a state that requires half of electrical power originated from renewable resources by 2040, not just offers the citizens of Clackamas County, but likewise a few of the big corporations that employ them," stated Mike Streams, Chief Development Officer at Standard Solar. "More firms are relying on solar to increase their bottom line with a cleaner as well as a lot more protected kind of energy. Standard Solar eagerly anticipates supporting a lot more solar projects in the state."