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Apex Clean Energy Awards $1.2 Million to Conservation Efforts in Kansas, Iowa, and TexasApex Clean Energy today announced the recipients of its 2022 Conservation Grant Program, totaling $1.2 million in funding for conservation projects near the company's commercialized renewable energy sites. The program, which represents the first of its kind within the clean energy industry, contributed $1.7 million in its first two years, generating an additional $4.3 million of matching grant funding and resulting in more than 1,500 acres of preserved and restored lands. "Apex's Conservation Grant Program advances sustainability beyond our core business, maximizing the positive impact of renewable energy while fostering an ecological balance in and around the communities where our projects operate," said Mark Goodwin, Apex Clean Energy president and CEO. "Through our partners' crucial work, the benefits of this program will ripple across the country, enhancing and restoring the species, habitats, and ecosystems that are the heart of our environment." In 2022, on behalf of four commercialized projects, Apex awarded grants to support the following initiatives:
In 2021, Apex awarded its first round of conservation grants, totaling $492,000, to Prairie Land Conservancy, Grand Prairie Friends, Ducks Unlimited, and The Conservation Fund. About Apex Clean Energy Apex Clean Energy was founded with a singular focus: to accelerate the shift to clean energy. Through origination, construction, and operation of utility-scale wind, solar, and storage facilities, distributed energy resources, and green fuel technologies, Apex is expanding the renewable frontier across North America. Our mission-driven team of more than 400 professionals uses a data-focused approach and an unrivaled portfolio of projects to create solutions for the world's most innovative and forward-thinking customers. For more information about how Apex is building the energy company of the future, visit www.apexcleanenergy.com or follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
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