General Motors Corp. recently announced plans for all of its Ohio and Indiana manufacturing facilities to “meet their electricity needs through 100 percent renewable energy” by the end of 2018, according to a press release. The Business Journal reports General Motors “is buying 200 megawatts of wind energy from wind farms in Ohio and Illinois.” According to the article, wind power “will be used at the Lordstown Assembly, Defiance Casting Operations, Parma Metal Center and Toledo Transmission Plant in Ohio” as well as facilities in Indiana. The auto manufacturer “also uses solar power at 26 plants, including Lordstown,” according to The Business Journal. The article also reports that GM plans to “generate electricity for all of its plants on-site by 2050.” For more, read the full press release and article.
Ohio General Motors plants will run on 100% renewable energy by end of 2018
