WFU Commits to 100% Renewable Energy

On Earth Day, 2024, Wake Forest University and eight other colleges and universities in North Carolina and Pennsylvania announced their plan to bring a large-scale solar facility online in western Kentucky. By collaborating on this Power Purchase Agreement (PPA), the schools are able to access the benefits of renewable energy through an arrangement typically only feasible for large customers.

Wake Forest will be purchasing an amount of energy equal to 100% of the current electricity used on campus for 20 years. While electricity generated by the Sebree Solar II project cannot be transmitted directly to campus because of distance, Wake Forest University will receive renewable energy credits (RECs) to account for greenhouse gas emissions related to our purchased electricity. Read the full announcement and story.