EDF Renewable Energy and Kimberly-Clark Announce Commercial Operation at Rock Falls Wind Project

SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#EDFRE—EDF
Renewable Energy (EDF RE) announced today that the 154 megawatt
(MW) Rock Falls Wind Project (Project) has begun commercial operation. Kimberly-Clark
Corporation (NYSE: KMB) signed an agreement earlier this year
with EDF RE for 120 MW of generation which marks Kimberly-Clark’s first
utility scale use of renewable energy.

Rock Falls Wind Project, located in Kay and Grant Counties in northern
Oklahoma, consists of wind turbines and various components manufactured
in the USA. The project has created more than 150 jobs since start of
construction in July 2017 along with millions of dollars injected into
the local economy.

“We applaud America’s corporate sector and companies like
Kimberly-Clark, who through the purchase of wind energy demonstrate
leadership in the drive for a low-carbon economy,” said Ryan Pfaff,
Executive Vice President for EDF Renewable Energy. Their commitment
allowed Rock Falls to proceed, providing an economic boost to the
Oklahoma economy, through new construction and operations jobs, expanded
tax base, and recurring, long-term income for participating landowners.”

“We are proud to partner with EDF Renewable Energy on the Rock Falls
project, which marks a significant step in Kimberly-Clark’s Energy and
Climate strategy,” said Lisa Morden, Global Head of Sustainability,
Kimberly-Clark.

Kimberly-Clark operates a number of manufacturing facilities across
North America (and other parts of the world), including a tissue and
towel manufacturing facility in Jenks, Oklahoma, which produces products
for the Kleenex, Scott, Cottonelle and Viva brands. “As a point of
comparison, the electricity purchased from the Rock Falls wind project
would offset 1.5 times the greenhouse gas emissions associated with the
electricity consumption at the Jenks, Oklahoma manufacturing plant,”
said Morden.

Rock Falls marks EDF RE’s second project in Oklahoma. In 2016, the
Company completed the Great
Western Wind Project which supplies Google with its output of
electricity.

EDF RE is the #1
developer among corporate buyers with 930 MWs contracted, which
demonstrates the trust that environmentally-conscious companies place in
EDF RE to deliver value. Kimberly-Clark joins the Company’s growing
North America portfolio of corporate purchasers including Google,
Microsoft,
Salesforce,
Walmart
and Yahoo.

EDF
Renewable Services, the leading provider of renewable operations and
maintenance services in North America, will provide balance-of-plant
operations and maintenance for the facility.

EDF Renewable Energy is one of the largest renewable energy developers
in North America with 9 GW of wind, solar, storage, biomass, and biogas
projects developed throughout the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.

About EDF Renewable Energy:

EDF Renewable Energy is a leading US independent power producer with
over 30 years of expertise in the renewable industry, covering all range
of services from project origination, development, sales and marketing,
to long-term asset management. EDF Renewable Energy specializes in wind
and solar photovoltaic with presence in other segments of the renewable
energy market: distributed electricity, storage, biogas, and biomass.
EDF Renewable Energy’s North American portfolio consists of 9 gigawatts
of developed projects with 4.4 gigawatts of installed capacity
throughout the US, Canada, and Mexico. The operations and maintenance
subsidiary, EDF Renewable Services, operates 10 gigawatts throughout
North America. EDF Renewable Energy is a subsidiary of EDF Energies
Nouvelles. EDF Energies Nouvelles is the renewable energy arm of the EDF
group, the leading electricity company in the world. For more
information visit: www.edf-re.com

About Kimberly-Clark:

Kimberly-Clark (NYSE: KMB) and its well-known global brands are an
indispensable part of life for people in more than 175 countries. Every
day, nearly a quarter of the world's population trust Kimberly-Clark's
brands and the solutions they provide to enhance their health, hygiene,
and well-being. With brands such as Kleenex, Scott, Huggies, Pull-Ups,
Kotex and Depend, Kimberly-Clark holds No. 1 or No. 2 share positions in
80 countries. To keep up with the latest news and to learn more about
the company's 145-year history of innovation, visit www.kimberly-clark.com
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Contacts

EDF Renewable Energy
Sandi Briner
858-521-3525
[email protected]
or
EDF
Energies Nouvelles
Manon de Cassini-Hérail
+33 140 90
48 22
[email protected]
or
Kimberly-Clark
Corporation
Terry Balluck
+1.972.281.1481
[email protected]