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Banking on wind power: Inside a milestone renewable energy deal

July 4, 2017 by Mark Porter Leave a Comment

Goldman Sachs recently became the first US bank to sign a large-scale, off-site renewables PPA to enable development of a 68MW wind farm. Here’s how – and why – it was done.

Filed Under: Other Renewables

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