Saint-Gobain to green N American ops with 200-MW solar PPA with TotalEnergies

French building materials maker Compagnie de Saint-Gobain SA (EPA:SGO) will procure power for some of its sites in the US and Canada from 200 MW of solar parks owned by France-based energy major TotalEnergies SE (EPA:TTE).

The electricity will be sourced through a 10-year power purchase agreement (PPA) and will go for 145 of Saint-Gobain’s industrial locations. The company said on Tuesday that the arrangement is expected to help it cut its Scope 2 emissions in North America by 210,000 tonnes annually, achieving a 33% reduction from their current level.

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The PPA will enter into force at the end of 2024. The name of the contracted project was not specified.

The power off-take deal supports Saint-Gobain's efforts to reach carbon neutrality by 2050. It comes on the heels of an earlier deal with Chicago-based Invenergy LLC for the purchase of power for the French firm’s North American operations from a 250-MW wind farm in Illinois. The contract is tied to 120 MW from the Blooming Grove Wind Energy Center, which was switched on last year.