North American Windpower: PepsiCo Completes Largest REC Purchase To Date

PepsiCo Completes Largest REC Purchase To Date

by NAW Staff on Monday 30 April 2007

PepsiCo recently purchased enough renewable energy certificates (RECs) from Norcross, Ga.-based Sterling Planet to offset all of the company's U.S.-based manufacturing facilities, headquarters, distribution centers and regional offices. According to the company, the agreement represents the largest REC purchase to date.

PepsiCo's three-year purchase is comprised of more than 1 billion kWh per year. It places the company at the top of the Fortune 500 purchaser list and allows it to be a member of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Green Power Partnership, which includes organizations that voluntarily buy green power.

"America is shifting to a 'green culture,' with more and more businesses understanding that environmental responsibility is everyone's responsibility," says Stephen L. Johnson, an administrator of EPA.

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