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Dow signs 4 wind and solar PPAs in the US and the Americas

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Chemicals company Dow, Inc. announced today that it has signed four new renewable power purchase agreements. Accordingly, these will provide the company with access to 338 megawatts of installed solar and wind capacity.

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Indeed, as the company disclosed in a media release, the renewable energy from these agreements will reduce more than 225,000 metric tons of CO2 equivalent. Besides, they will produce approximately 800,000-megawatt-hours per year of power.

About the agreements

Dow said that the renewable energy purchase agreements could offset power usage from other sources; and increase the use of renewables to power from its operations. Therefore, these include three solar energy agreements near Dow sites in Brazil, Kentucky, and Texas. They also involve a contract to provide Dow’s site in Bahia Blanca, Argentina, with access to wind capacity.

Each of the long-term renewable power agreements reduces Dow’s Scope 2 carbon emissions. They can thus help Dow customers meet their value chain emissions reductions objectives; and simultaneously support additionality.

The agreements are with Central Puerto for Dow’s site in Bahia Blanca, Argentina; also with Kentucky Utilities for Dow’s Carrollton, Kentucky (USA) site; similarly with First Solar to supply Dow’s Texas power pool; and finally with Atlas Renewable Energy Brazil for Dow’s Aratu site. To learn more about these products, please visit Dow’s website here.

Reception at Dow

Per the announcement, Jack Broodo, president of Dow Feedstocks and Energy business, stated; “Renewable energy is an important immediate step as part of our ongoing efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions of our manufacturing operations.”

Broodo similarly noted that the decision marks a step where the company is now “able to implement in a cost-competitive way.” Lastly, he pointed out that these agreements also support Dow’s customers’ ability to reduce their value chain emissions; in the meanwhile, they also help to “the continued development of renewable energy markets.”

According to the Company, the renewable energy purchases reflect its commitment to pursue renewable energy supply. Particularly, this is in support of Dow’s recently announced targets to reduce its net annual carbon emissions by 5 million tons by 2030, and also, on its path toward achieving carbon neutrality in 2050.

Indeed, Dow is now on track to exceed one of its 2025 Sustainability Goals, to obtain 750 megawatts (MW) of its power demand from renewable energy. For instance, and just to mention a brief example, in 2019, Dow got approximately 13 percent of its total electricity consumption from renewable sources.

Finally, Dow also expressed that it continues to partner with suppliers; particularly, to secure cost-effective renewable power for its operations.

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