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Maverick Creek, a 50,000-acre wind farm in Eden, Texas that is owned and operated by Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp., is now powering the production of many essential products like Cottonelle®, Viva®, Scott® and Kleenex® with more than 670,000 megawatt hours of renewable energy annually. The new wind farm also reduces Kimberly-Clark’s greenhouse gas emissions by more than 300,000 MTCO2e, which is equivalent to emissions from more than 71,000 passenger vehicles driven for one year.
Investing in renewable energy is a crucial part of Kimberly-Clark’s commitment to consumers to help protect the planet, and wind energy is one way Kimberly-Clark is getting closer to reaching its 2030 goal of reducing its greenhouse gas emissions (Scope 1 + 2) by 50%. With Maverick Creek up-and-running, products like Cottonelle®, Viva®, Scott® and Kleenex® are proud to claim: