Sustainability

Cargill Expands Renewable Electricity Portfolio in Oklahoma, South Dakota

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Cargill has entered into a virtual power purchase agreement for 87 MW of wind power from the Sweetland Wind project in South Dakota.

Cargill is expanding its renewable electricity portfolio in the United States through solar and wind projects in Oklahoma and South Dakota.

Cargill has entered into a virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) for 87 megawatts (MW) of wind power from the Sweetland Wind project in South Dakota. The 12.6-year agreement is expected to generate approximately 392,000 megawatt-hours (MWh) of renewable electricity annually, supporting a reduction of approximately 162,000 metric tons (MT) of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) emissions per year from Cargill’s operations.

Cargill also previously executed a long-term VPPA for the full output of the 85 MW Choctaw Fields Solar project in Oklahoma. The project began commercial operations in August 2026 and is projected to reduce approximately 1.30 million MT of CO2e emissions over the life of the agreement, or approximately 86,000 MT annually.

Combined, the two projects are expected to support approximately 3.3 million MT of emissions reductions over the contract terms.

Both projects are located within the Southwest Power Pool (SPP), a regional grid serving much of the central United States. This includes states where Cargill operates large facilities that produce and process products such as beef, sweeteners and feed ingredients. And because Cargill’s operations are part of its customers’ supply chains, reducing the emissions associated with its operational electricity consumption can reduce emissions associated with the products customers source from Cargill – helping support progress toward their emissions reduction goals.

“Our customers are looking for ways to reduce emissions from the products they source from us, and we’re partnering closely with them to support their goals,” says Christina Yagjian, senior director of global renewable energy at Cargill. “By expanding renewable electricity in the regions where we operate, we can connect our energy sourcing more directly to the products and ingredients we supply to our customers. We continue to work with developers to find practical, creative opportunities to grow our renewable portfolio in a complex and competitive energy market while supporting reliable and resilient energy sourcing for our operations.”

These projects are part of Cargill’s broader approach to energy across its operations. The company’s renewable electricity portfolio includes six VPPAs in North America and more than 100 projects across 30 countries. Cargill says it continues to look for opportunities to grow its renewable electricity portfolio in regions where it operates, supporting its broader effort to reduce absolute Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 25% by 2035 from a 2020 baseline.