The advance market procurement initiative, launched in November 2021 by U.S. climate adviser John Kerry, adds cement and concrete to buying commitments.
Under Gigaton PPA, a diverse group including Amy’s Kitchen, Great Lakes Cheese, Levi Strauss & Co., The J.M. Smucker Co. and Valvoline is contracting for 250,000 megawatt-hours of power annually.
The first three months of the year brought innovations in the types of energy resources contracted, with an uptick in corporate interest in geothermal.