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New wind
and
solar
projects
will
power
approximately
50% of
Comcast
Cable’s
Michigan
operations.
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Comcast
to
Source
Clean,
Renewable
Electricity
for Half
of
Michigan
Operations
DETROIT,
MI -
Comcast
today
announced
that it
has
entered
into
agreements
with
Consumers
Energy
and DTE
Energy
to
purchase
renewable
wind and
solar
electricity
for
Comcast
Cable’s
Michigan
operations.
Together,
the
agreements
will
allow
Comcast
to power
half of
its
Michigan
operations
with
carbon-free
energy.
Comcast’s
participation
in both
programs
will be
supported
by new,
Michigan-made
renewable
energy
projects.
The
projects
represent
a
combined
annual
volume
of
approximately
52,000
megawatt-hours
(MWh) –
equivalent
to one
year’s
worth of
electricity
use for
more
than
7,000
homes.[1]
“Here in
Michigan
and
across
the
country
we are
bringing
more
renewable
energy
solutions
online
to
support
a
healthier
environment
in all
of the
communities
we
serve,”
said
Kristee
Cominiello,
Senior
Vice
President
of
Comcast’s
Heartland
Region,
which
includes
Michigan.
“This
agreement
will
allow us
to
support
Michigan’s
clean
energy
economy
while
advancing
toward
Comcast’s
goal of
being
carbon
neutral
by
2035.”
Consumers
Energy
will
supply
Comcast
with
approximately
30,000
MWh of
renewable
electricity
annually
for 10
years
through
its
Large
Customer
Renewable
Energy
Program,
covering
a
majority
of
Comcast
Cable’s
operations
in
central
and
western
Michigan.
“We’re
excited
to help
Comcast
in the
mission
they
share
with us
to
protect
the
planet,”
said
Brian
Rich,
Consumers
Energy’s
senior
vice
president
and
chief
customer
officer.
“Commitments
like
this
make a
meaningful
impact
in
decreasing
carbon
emissions
and
speeding
up the
development
of new
clean
energy
here in
Michigan.”
DTE
Energy
will
supply
Comcast
with
approximately
22,000
MWh of
renewable
electricity
annually
for 10
years
through
its
MIGreenPower
program,
covering
the
majority
of
Comcast
Cable’s
operations
in and
around
Detroit.
“As
Michigan’s
largest
producer
of and
investor
in
renewable
energy,
we are
proud to
work
with
Comcast
on our
shared
goal of
reducing
greenhouse
gas
emissions
through
clean,
renewable
energy,”
said
Brian
Calka,
vice
president
of
renewable
sales
and
project
development
for DTE
Energy.
“This
agreement
will
allow us
to bring
new
Michigan-based
wind and
solar
resources
online
that
will
support
the
broader
clean
energy
transition.”
Comcast
has set
a goal
to be
carbon
neutral
by 2035
for
Scope 1
and 2
emissions,
or the
direct
and
indirect
emissions
it owns
and
controls,
across
its
global
operations.
In
addition
to
several
renewable
energy
agreements
currently
in
place,
Comcast
will
continue
to
invest
in clean
energy
solutions
through
new on-
and
offsite
renewable
projects
to
decrease
its
carbon
footprint.
For more
information
on
Comcast’s
environmental
efforts,
visit
the
environment
page at
www.Comcast.com.
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