Ameren Missouri takes largest step yet toward net-zero carbon goal with acquisition of its first wind energy center in northeast Missouri mycouriertribune.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from mycouriertribune.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Wednesday, 23 December 2020 Ameren Missouri, a subsidiary of Ameren Corporation, has closed on the acquisition of the company s first wind energy center, a 400-megawatt (MW) project in northeast Missouri. The purchase of the High Prairie Renewable Energy Center in Adair and Schuyler counties is the first of two planned investments in Missouri-based wind generation, which will add 700 MW of clean energy to the grid. Courtesy of NREL This is just the beginning, as Ameren Missouri lays the foundation for a transformational advancement toward more renewable wind and solar generation in the coming years, cutting carbon emissions and driving job creation and economic growth, said Marty Lyons, chairman and president of Ameren Missouri. Ameren Missouri is committed to clean. Expanding Missouri-based wind energy generation helps us move toward our goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
US utility provider Ameren Missouri, a subsidiary of Ameren Corporation, has acquired its first wind farm - a 400MW project in the northeast of the state.
The purchase of the High Prairie Renewable Energy Center in Adair and Schuyler counties is the first of two planned investments in Missouri-based wind generation.
These are expected to add 700MW of clean energy to the grid.
Ameren Missouri chairman and president Marty Lyons said: This is just the beginning, as Ameren Missouri lays the foundations for a transformational advancement toward more renewable wind and solar generation in the coming years, cutting carbon emissions and driving job creation and economic growth.