Orsted has signed a group power purchase agreement with five corporate suppliers to Walmart to supply the latter with electricity from the 200MW Sunflower Wind onshore wind farm in Kansas.
Amy’s Kitchen, Great Lakes Cheese, Levi Strauss & Co., The J.M. Smucker Co., and Valvoline Inc. have collaborated to purchase renewable energy from the project located in Marion County.
Over the 12-year term of the agreement the five companies will purchase approximately 250,000MWh annually of new renewable power.
Orsted vice president and head of markets and revenue Ben Pratt said: “Ørsted welcomes the opportunity to work with Walmart suppliers participating in Project Gigaton and Schneider Electric on this unique initiative which sets the standard for helping companies achieve a sustainable supply chain.
“This effort aligns with Ørsted’s own net-zero by 2040 supply chain initiative – we understand firsthand that in the realm of decarbonization there are no competitors, only partners.
“Ørsted looks forward to seeing this type of collaborative agreement trend across the industry.”