IKEA announced this morning that it is buying its first wind farm in the United States, a 98 MW wind project in Hoopestown, Illinois (approximately 110 miles south of Chicago). The Hoopestown project, currently under construction and including 49 two MW Vestas turbines, will be complete by the first half of 2015.
The Hoopeston wind facility is expected to generate up to 380,000 megawatthours of renewable energy each year, which is equivalent to 165% of the electricity consumed by IKEA US (comprised of 38 stores, five distribution centers, two service centers and one factory), or 18% of the electricity used by the IKEA Group worldwide. IKEA currently has investments in wind projects in eight countries (with a total of 206 turbines) as well as 550,0000 solar panels. In 2013, IKEA renewables produced 1,425,000 megawatthours of electricity, which is equivalent to 37% of the company’s total energy (not just electricity) needs. IKEA has invested heavily in energy efficiency as well.
— source forbes.com