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Diageo Electrification Project at Plainfield and Kentucky Facilities

Sector: Natural Gas • Location: Plainfield; Shelbyville, Illinois; Kentucky, United States

Source: Chicago Sun-Times

Project
Cancelled

Diageo planned to electrify production sites in Plainfield, Illinois and Shelbyville, Kentucky to make them carbon neutral by 2028 and 2026 respectively. The project involved installing heat batteries to capture and store renewable energy, eliminating reliance on natural gas for boilers used in heating, and aimed to reduce nearly 17,000 metric tons of direct greenhouse gas emissions annually.

Status
Closed
Sector
Natural Gas, Energy Storage, Commercial, Residential, Manufacturing (Industrial), Government
Location
Plainfield; Shelbyville, Illinois; Kentucky, United States of America
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
Chicago Sun-Times

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The project “Diageo Electrification Project at Plainfield and Kentucky Facilities” is an infrastructure initiative in the Natural Gas sector, located in Plainfield; Shelbyville, Illinois; Kentucky, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Chicago Sun-Times.

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Cancelled

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Closed

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2026-07-22

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Diageo planned to electrify production sites in Plainfield, Illinois and Shelbyville, Kentucky to make them carbon neutral by 2028 and 2026 respectively. The project involved installing heat batteries to capture and store renewable energy, eliminating reliance on natural gas for boilers used in heating, and aimed to reduce nearly 17,000 metric tons of direct greenhouse gas emissions annually.

Original sector

Energy

Budget

Location

Country

United States of America (USA)

State

Illinois; Kentucky

City

Plainfield; Shelbyville

Source

Source

Chicago Sun-Times

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Sector

Natural Gas, Energy Storage, Commercial, Residential, Manufacturing (Industrial), Government

Article published date

2025-06-04

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