CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Apex 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…