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GM signs landmark solar power deal for three assembly plants

As part of an ongoing push around renewable energy, GM announced a 15 year renewable energy purchase agreement with NorthStar Clean Energy for three GM assembly plants.

NorthStar’s Newport Solar project in Newport, Arkansas, will support the electricity needs of GM’s Lansing Delta Township Assembly and Lansing Grand River Assembly in Michigan, and the Wentzville Assembly site in Missouri by adding renewable energy directly to the grid GM sources from. The Newport project has a capacity of 180 megawatts. NorthStar Clean Energy is a unit of CMS Energy.

This is the company’s largest power purchase deal yet and an important milestone in our goal to be carbon neutral by 2040. In 2022, GM announced that they had finalized the energy sourcing agreements required to secure 100 percent of the energy needed to power all our U.S. sites with renewable electricity by the end of 2025.

The Newport site generates enough electricity to power 30,000 homes per year.

“By expanding our renewable electricity portfolio, we are taking a major step forward in reducing our carbon footprint and advancing our broader sustainability goals,” said Rob Threlkeld, GM director of global energy strategy. “This facility not only supports our renewable electricity strategy, but also demonstrates our dedication to a sustainable future for all.”

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