CORK, Ireland — Johnson Controls Inc. has agreed with Constellation Energy Corp., the largest U.S. producer of carbon-free energy, to support the development of two new solar plants and match the power needs of four major Johnson Controls manufacturing and research and development facilities.

“By joining forces with Constellation, we are supporting the addition of state-of-the-art renewable assets to a key region for Johnson Controls’ market-leading operations, where we are inventing and building the future of net-zero emission buildings,” said Katie McGinty, vice president and chief sustainability and external relations officer at Johnson Controls, in a press release. “We are also pleased to be combining our advisory, digital and technology solutions with Constellation’s renewable energy capabilities, to accelerate net-zero progress for building customers across the United States.”

Constellation’s Offsite Renewables Plus (CORe+) retail power product, combined with Johnson Controls’ commitment to renewables, is supporting the development of two new Welcome Solar renewable energy facilities. Backed by Johnson Controls’ 15-year commitment starting in December 2024, Constellation has entered separate, long-term power purchase agreements to procure 29 megawatts of energy from the Welcome Solar projects. Johnson Controls will receive energy through its retail agreement with Constellation that is matched by Green-e Energy-certified renewable energy certificates from U.S. facilities.

Those will be matched to Johnson Controls’ four world-class engineering and manufacturing facilities in Pennsylvania, dedicated to advancing net-zero buildings. The first is the New Freedom global research and development complex, where Johnson Controls develops heat pumps. The others include an advanced chiller manufacturing center and two facilities dedicated to hyper-efficiency in industrial refrigeration applications.

This new renewable energy agreement will advance Johnson Controls’ goal of having its operations use only renewable energy by 2040, and will help reduce its carbon footprint by more than 14,000 metric tons annually, equivalent to the emissions of nearly 36 million miles driven by a gasoline-powered car, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) calculator. This will advance Johnson Controls’ goal of reducing operational emissions by 55% by 2030.

The company has already reached 42% absolute emission reductions, saving over 455,934 metric tons of CO₂e, the equivalent of the emissions of a gasoline-powered car driven over 1.1 billion miles, across its operations.