Acadia and Microsoft Plan $9 Billion Worth of U.S. Renewable Energy Projects

U.S. clean energy investor Acadia Infrastructure Capital is launching a coalition with tech giant Microsoft as an anchor investor as part of plans to develop $9 billion worth of clean energy projects in the United States, Acadia’s Vice President Brian O’Callaghan told Reuters. Acadia is leading the Climate and Communities Investment Coalition (CCIC) to which other companies apart from Microsoft will join.

Acadia is also in talks with firms active in other sectors, including retail and consumer goods, the executive told Reuters. The…