Hershey pursues clean energy through two solar power projects
Company to build NC solar plant, purchase power from Texas solar project.
The Hershey Company is entering two new partnerships to develop solar projects in the U.S. as it moves its operations toward the use of clean and renewable energy.
For the first project, located in Camden, North Carolina, Hershey has made a 15-year power purchase agreement (PPA) that will enable the financing and construction of the company’s first utility-scale solar farm. The farm will be developed by global renewable energy developer BayWa r.e.