General Motors has agreed to a 15-year purchase agreement with NorthStar Clean Energy for renewable energy supply at three assembly plants. “By expanding our renewable electricity portfolio, we are taking a major step forward in reducing our carbon footprint and advancing our broader sustainability goals,” stated GM’s Rob Threlkeld, director of global energy strategy.
Financial terms of the agreement were not announced.
NorthStar Clean Energy develops, owns and operates wind, solar and energy storage projects and invests in new decarbonization methods and technologies. Its Arkansas photovoltaic energy installation is a 180-megawatt (MW) project installed in 2023, with over 500,000 thin-solar film panels arrayed across 2,000 acres.
“This facility not only supports our renewable electricity strategy, but also demonstrates our dedication to a sustainable future for all,” according to Threlkeld.
Newport Solar will support the electricity needs of GM’s Lansing Delta Township Assembly and Lansing Grand River Assembly, in Michigan, and the Wentzville Assembly plant in Missouri by adding renewable energy directly to the grid that currently supplies automaker’s operations.
According to GM, it has sourcing agreements from 17 renewable energy plants in 11 states, which it claimed makes it the largest buyer of renewable power in the automotive industry’s largest buyer of renewable power by capacity.
