Cinema chain Cinemark USA is to buy 40MW of electricity from AEP Energy Partners’s 150MW Trent Mesa wind farm in Texas under a nine-year virtual power purchase agreement.
The wind farm, located in Nolan County, features 100 GE 1.5MW turbines.
Under the terms of the VPPA, Cinemark will receive renewable energy certificates for 40MW of wind power generated by the project.
It will cover the approximate power consumption of 120 Cinemark theatres or about 38% of the company’s annual domestic energy consumption.
Cinemark chief executive Mark Zoradi said: “We remain committed to reducing our carbon footprint through both onsite and offsite renewable energy projects. This new virtual power purchase agreement between Cinemark and AEP is the next step in our ongoing efforts.”
AEP Energy Partners president Greg Hall said: “We are pleased to partner with Cinemark to support clean, renewable energy resources. AEP Energy Partners is committed to providing innovative competitive energy solutions for our customers, and this agreement will help Cinemark achieve its corporate sustainability goals.”