Scaling to the Challenge: Corporate Procurement of Renewable Energy | Peter Freed | Energy Seminar
Channel: Stanford ENERGY
Date: 2020-06-03

Beginning more than a decade ago, many large energy customers began to want to use more renewable energy than was available on their local power grids. A new wave of voluntary, direct, renewable energy procurement driven by non-residential customers has added more than 20GW of new renewable energy to the grid in the last 5 years. This talk will explore corporate procurement of renewable energy and discuss the motivations of Facebook and other customers as we pursue ambitious renewable energy goals. We’ll also talk about the landscape of corporate procurement and some of the recent trends that are helping bring more renewable energy to the grid.

Speaker bio:

Peter Freed is the Head of Energy Strategy at Facebook. He works to secure clean and renewable energy solutions across Facebook’s infrastructure portfolio. He also supports Facebook’s efforts in greening the grid more broadly, working with utilities, regulators, policymakers, and other market participants around the country to help develop a clear means for customers to procure 100% renewable energy. He is a board member of the Renewable Energy Buyers Alliance. Prior to Facebook, he served as Director of TerraPass, analyzing and implementing sustainable energy projects for a broad range of clients. He holds a BS in Earth Systems from Stanford University.