Amazon today revealed an accumulation of 37 new renewable energy projects that will help it power all of its operations with renewable energy by 2025. This accelerates the company’s plan to reach 100% renewable energy five years ahead of its original 2030 target.

“Our commitment to protecting the planet and limiting Amazon’s impact on the environment has led us to become the largest corporate buyer of renewable energy in the world in both 2020 and 2021,” CEO Andy Jassy said in a statement.

The new projects boost Amazon’s renewable energy portfolio by 30%, increasing from 12.2 gigawatts to 15.7 gigawatts. “We now have 310 wind and solar projects across 19 countries, and are working hard to reach our goal of powering 100% of our business on renewable energy by 2025,” Jassy added. 

The 37 new projects are located in the U.S., Spain, France, Australia, Canada, India, Japan, and the United Arab Emirates, according to the company. This includes three wind farms, 26 solar farms, and eight rooftop solar installations on Amazon buildings.

The total footprint of 310 renewable energy projects includes 134 wind and solar farms, and 176 rooftop solar projects, the company added. 

Amazon’s US Portfolio Generates 66% of Total Capacity

A new 500 megawatt solar farm in Texas marks Amazon’s largest renewable energy project by capacity to date. The company’s latest projects elsewhere in the U.S. include activities in Arizona, Arkansas, California, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, and Virginia.

This increases Amazon’s total renewable energy procurement in the U.S. to 10.4 gigawatts, up from 7.2 gigawatts.

Five new projects in Spain will add an additional 314 megawatts of energy capacity, bringing its portfolio in that country to 1.4 gigawatts. A second solar project in France will increase that country’s capacity to 38 megawatts, and seven rooftop solar projects in Australia, Canada, India, and Japan will contribute more than 5 megawatts of capacity, the company added.

These projects, once operational, will produce 42,000 gigawatt hours of renewable energy each year, according to Amazon. That’s enough electricity to power 3.9 million U.S. homes annually.

Moreover, the company claims the carbon-free energy generated by its renewable energy projects will help offset or otherwise avoid 17.3 million metric tons of carbon emissions annually. 

Finally, Amazon said it’s continuing to make investments in renewable energy paired with energy storage, doubling its total energy storage capacity from 220 megawatts to 445 megawatts. This includes a 300 megawatt solar project coupled with 150 megawatts of battery storage in Arizona, and a 150 megawatt solar project paired with 75 megawatts of battery storage in California.