Starbucks powers up on wind energy

In Washington state, Starbucks is expanding its renewable efforts with wind power through a long-term contract with the local utility Puget Sound Energy.

PSE’s Green Direct effort, an industry-leading renewable energy program for King County’s largest electric customers, will directly provide energy to power 116 Starbucks stores and the company’s roasting facility in Kent, Wash. Recently approved by the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission, Green Direct will ultimately produce enough energy to power nearly 30,000 homes. “Green Direct is a way Starbucks can select what type of energy we buy, rather than that being predetermined by the utility, so we can put the money we spend on electricity into renewable energy projects,”... ... More: Official Press Release Starbucks

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