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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. Apex is active across the nation, and we are excited to bring you stories from landowners, communities, and our own headquarters to show you how we are accelerating the shift to clean energy every day.

Schleicher County, Texas—a ranching community with a population of just 2,400—was long dominated by oil and gas, but for the most part, active oil rigs and tanker trucks are a rare sight these days.

It’s easy to see the changes that have taken place: the charming downtown has a lot of vacancies, and options are limited for grabbing a bite. But an abundance of local pride is on display, with freshly maintained landscaping on the main drag and a local paper whose editor stubbornly and often singlehandedly defies the fate that’s befallen many small-town newsrooms across the country.

And, just down the road, Apex is developing a new kind of energy project—a green hydrogen production, storage, transportation, and export hub. Within that hub are multiple production sites, including Big Trail, each comprising wind, solar, and battery storage facilities, to be co-located with electrolyzers that will transform electricity into green fuels.

Of course, developing something of this magnitude is no easy feat. Like all of Apex’s projects, Big Trail will succeed because of the local relationships built and the mutual interest the company shares with communities in projects that improve the lives of the people who live near them. The jobs, local tax dollars, and possibilities presented by a project the size of Big Trail could transform Schleicher County.
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Transforming Texas with New Energy Opportunities

Accelerating the shift to clean energy will not start and end with today’s workforce—it is a multi-generational effort. To inspire the workforce of tomorrow, Apex has spearheaded a new educational initiative: the Apex Academy.

An immersive weeklong workshop, Apex Academy introduces high school students to engineering concepts and career opportunities within the industry. In addition to introducing wind engineering concepts to this year’s cohort, the program focused on fostering an inclusive environment and showing how the energy transition is a massive undertaking that unites professionals of varied education, backgrounds, and interests.

Activities ranged from mapmaking and creating and calibrating a cup anemometer to designing and optimizing their own wind farm using state-of-the-art software. The open-ended structure of the week enriched students’ understanding of real engineering concepts—creating a memorable, meaningful learning process. The energy transition holds immense promise—and Apex will be there to catalyze the personal and professional growth of the next generation of industry leaders.
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With over 8 GW of projects commercialized, we’re accelerating the shift to a clean energy future.

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Inspiring the Next Generation With Apex Academy

Since Apex’s founding, its sole focus on advancing utility-scale wind energy has expanded to include other renewable technologies such as solar and green fuels.

Of course, growth often begets challenges—in this case, maintaining an unwavering focus on Apex’s core values, which have both guided and enabled the company’s growth so far. Amid an evolving culture and expanding business lines, protecting these values is crucial, particularly when it comes to safety.

Even with a safety record that is second to none, there will always be opportunity to improve. Learn how Apex fosters this culture of safety through continual assessment and input from every level.
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With over 8 GW of projects commercialized, we’re accelerating the shift to a clean energy future.

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Website: https://www.apexcleanenergy.com/
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Powering a Safety-First Mentality

Wind power is America’s largest source of renewable energy—and it’s growing. There are more than 70,000 wind turbines across the United States, generating over 10% of our nation’s electricity while helping avoid enormous amounts of carbon emissions.

For large-scale wind farms, construction is a matter of precision and repetition in the face of changing conditions. Watch as the Ford County Wind farm in Ford County, Illinois, takes shape from the ground up.
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With over 8 GW of projects commercialized, we’re accelerating the shift to a clean energy future.

Connect with Apex online:

Website: https://www.apexcleanenergy.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/1014734
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From the Ground Up: Watching an Illinois Wind Farm Come Together

Farming presents a unique and growing set of challenges, due to income that’s entirely weather-dependent, skyrocketing supply costs, and competition from global trade. An increasing financial burden has been placed on all farmers—especially smaller producers—leaving many looking for new ways to diversify their agricultural income. Harnessing the sun for its natural energy offers a set of economic benefits that allow farmers to secure their financial futures while continuing to work the land that has been their lifeblood.
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With over 8 GW of projects commercialized, we’re accelerating the shift to a clean energy future.

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Website: https://www.apexcleanenergy.com/
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Solar Energy: Powering Family Farms in Michigan

For more than 50 million years, bats have been a crucial part of ecosystems throughout the United States. By feeding on insect pests that disrupt agricultural production, these furry creatures are responsible for more than $1 billion per year in savings on crop damage and pesticides—not to mention their importance for pollination and seed dispersal. Unfortunately, bat populations are declining across the globe due to disruptions to their habitats from human activity.

Sustainability is woven into all aspects of Apex’s work, with the ultimate goal of making the biggest possible impact. It’s why the environmental team headed to central Colorado to install artificial habitats for bats—a conservation model that could be replicated across the country.
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With over 8 GW of projects commercialized, we’re accelerating the shift to a clean energy future.

Connect with Apex online:

Website: https://www.apexcleanenergy.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/1014734
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/apexcleanenergy/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/apexcleanenergy/
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Building Bat Habitats

Rachel Zakutansky was just a baby when she had her first seizure. In the span of a heart-wrenching minute, the Zakutanskys’ lives were forever changed. For years afterward, Rachel’s life was a cycle of school, doctors’ visits, and physical therapy to treat her epilepsy. An inquisitive young girl, she always wanted to get involved in activities, but none of the sports she tried was right—until one day, she found her fit: the Special Olympics.

Since that single carefree moment celebrating her first-place finish in the 200-yard dash, Rachel’s life has expanded exponentially beyond the school-doctor-therapy cycle. More than 15 years after that first race, Rachel still runs track and field and now plays volleyball, softball, and basketball—her favorite sport.

Apex Clean Energy is honored to support Rachel and Special Olympics Illinois through its Community Grant Program. Apex’s grant funding will help support everything from renting competition venues to purchasing health and safety equipment such as wheelchair ramps and guide ropes for blind runners.

Through the Community Grant Program, Apex works to enhance its renewable energy projects’ economic benefits for rural America, which has not always shared in the economic investment that urban and suburban communities benefit from. The program’s goal is to fund projects and programs that build healthy communities, create economic opportunity, encourage environmental sustainability, and promote education. Since 2017, Apex has donated more than $2.56 million in support of organizations across the country.
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Subscribe to the Apex channel: https://youtube.com/@ApexCleanEnergy

With over 8 GW of projects commercialized, we’re accelerating the shift to a clean energy future.

Connect with Apex online:

Website: https://www.apexcleanenergy.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/1014734
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/apexcleanenergy/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/apexcleanenergy/
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Investing in Inspirational People

America’s first utility-scale wind farm was constructed in 1980—followed shortly thereafter by the first large-scale solar farm. In four short decades, the use of clean power has skyrocketed, and it’s quickly becoming the nation’s fastest-growing new energy source. It’s also driving job creation, from manufacturing to Main Street. Today, renewable energy powers jobs for more than 415,000 Americans, and two of the nation’s five fastest-growing job occupations are in wind and solar.

In Illinois, Ford County Wind generated more than 250 jobs during construction and powered jobs across the country—from Apex Clean Energy’s headquarters in Charlottesville, Virginia, to General Electric’s manufacturing facilities in Pensacola, Florida, and beyond. Hear from the women and men powering America’s energy transition firsthand through their work to support Ford County Wind.
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Subscribe to the Apex channel: https://youtube.com/@ApexCleanEnergy

With over 8 GW of projects commercialized, we’re accelerating the shift to a clean energy future.

Connect with Apex online:

Website: https://www.apexcleanenergy.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/1014734
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/apexcleanenergy/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/apexcleanenergy/
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Constructing Climate Solutions—and Careers

Adam Carlson grew up on a corn and soybean farm in rural Ford County, Illinois. After a decade in the Navy, he seized an opportunity to head back to his hometown—working as a project manager on the Ford County Wind facility.
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Subscribe to the Apex channel: https://youtube.com/@ApexCleanEnergy

With over 8 GW of projects commercialized, we’re accelerating the shift to a clean energy future.

Connect with Apex online:

Website: https://www.apexcleanenergy.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/1014734
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/apexcleanenergy/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/apexcleanenergy/
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