FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION TO HELP SUPPLY FEDERAL FACILITIES IN FIVE MIDWEST STATES WITH 100 PERCENT CARBON FREE ELECTRICITY

The U.S. General Services Administration and the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) have announced a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Xcel Energy to work toward providing federal facilities in Minnesota, Michigan, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin with 100 percent carbon free electricity by 2030.

The federal government hopes to lead by example and leverage its scale and procurement power to tackle the climate crisis. The MOU will advance the Administration’s ambitious goal of sourcing 100 percent CFE to power federal facilities by 2030, at least half of which will be locally-supplied clean energy to meet 24/7 demand.

“This nation’s clean energy utilities are stepping up to power the federal government with 100 percent carbon-free electricity in line with President Biden’s ambitious Federal Sustainability Plan,” said Brenda Mallory, Chair of CEQ. “Powering our government with clean energy is good for jobs, our economy and our environment.”