PepsiCo seeks to achieve 100 percent renewable electricity for US plants
Purchase, N.Y.-based PepsiCo Inc. announced plans to achieve 100 percent renewable electricity of its U.S. direct operations this year. This means that some of America’s favorite beverages and snacks, including bubbly, Gatorade and Pepsi, will soon be made using electricity from renewable sources, such as wind and solar.
The United States is PepsiCo’s largest operation and encompasses nearly half of the company’s total global electricity consumption. The food and beverage company’s efforts in the U.S. build upon its global progress in switching to renewable electricity around the world. For example, nine countries in PepsiCo’s European direct operations already meet 100 percent of their electricity demand from renewable sources. Additionally, in 2018, 76 percent of the electricity needs of the PepsiCo Mexico Foods business were delivered by wind energy.