Amplifying impact: LevelTen and Rivian team up to revitalize impact+. September 21, 2026 Key takeaways: * Rivian and LevelTen are bringing Rivian's 3C purpose-driven procurement toolkit - developed in partnership with The Nature Conservancy - into LevelTen's existing Impact+ framework, turning Rivian's tested approach into a standardized, scalable way for buyers and developers to evaluate and act on project impact. * The two companies collaborated to sharpen the methodology behind Impact+, expanding its coverage of biodiversity, water use, community benefits, and labor practices. * The update is a response to significant market changes since Impact+ first launched in 2021. * The new Impact+ gives impact-oriented buyers a more comprehensive way to measure a project's total impact, and turns developers' responsible practices into a competitive edge beyond price. LevelTen and Rivian have long believed that the massive scale of the clean energy transition is also an opportunity to advance a wide array of economic, community, and conservation objectives. LevelTen turned this conviction into action in 2021 with the launch of Impact+: a shared framework for buyers and sellers to communicate and prioritize the aspects of project build-out that impact the communities, ecosystems, and economies they touch. Also in 2021, Rivian began requiring impact metrics as part of its RFPs. Shortly thereafter, Rivian collaborated with The Nature Conservancy to release Power With Purpose: Driving Change Through Clean Energy Procurement, to show how the 3C (Climate, Conservation, and Community) methodology can be applied to any clean energy procurement process - an approach that has been market tested and refined ever since. In the ensuing years, the clean energy market has evolved dramatically. Power demand has skyrocketed, and fossil-powered energy infrastructure has resurged amid the AI data center boom. Understandably, communities are asking tough questions about the energy infrastructure cropping up in their area, and who it's meant to benefit. Many corporate community engagement and development teams are working harder than ever to ensure their clean energy projects are permitted and built in ways that respect and benefit the needs of their host communities. But the weight of that work doesn't always rise to the top of how a project gets evaluated. It's become increasingly clear that an impact measurement tool is only as useful as its capacity to reflect the latest needs and concerns of communities, as well as the realities developers and buyers are navigating. In this spirit, today LevelTen Energy, Inc. is announcing a major evolution of Impact+, developed in partnership with Rivian. By combining Rivian's energy-buying influence with LevelTen's market platform, the new Impact+ will help make higher-impact projects easier to identify, evaluate, and scale. How it started. For most of the last decade, the renewable industry ran on a central currency of carbon-free megawatt-hours. If a project displaced fossil generation and could prove it was additional - meaning it wouldn't have been built without the buyer's contract - the conversation was finished. It was an important starting point, and helped a lot of clean power get built. It was also never the whole picture. A project can be carbon-free and still strain the land, water, and communities around it. What's more, none of these impacts show up in a standard PPA contract or term sheet. As public scrutiny of how and where renewable energy gets sited intensifies, "carbon-free" is often no longer a sufficient selling point. LevelTen built Impact+ to address these gaps. By turning dozens of qualitative signals about a project's siting, workforce, and environmental practices into a single, comparable score, Impact+ gives buyers a standardized way to compare project impact across the Marketplace without building a bespoke evaluation framework for every RFP. It was the industry's first attempt at putting a number on the kind of project qualities that existed only in a developer's pitch deck, if they were mentioned at all. In the years since, Impact+ has become a standard reference point on LevelTen's Marketplace - cited in RFP evaluations, factored into sourcing decisions, and, for impact-driven buyers like Rivian, a required part of every developer response. A standard buyers can stand behind. Greater insight into a project's critical development phases illuminates key differentiators beyond cost alone. In addition to dramatically de-risking sourcing, developers that participate in genuine community engagement and thoughtful siting practices tend to move projects through permitting and interconnection with less friction than those that treat those steps as a formality. Few companies have prioritized impact measurement like Rivian. The company has made purpose-driven procurement central to how it sources power, requiring a completed Impact+ score from every developer that responds to its LevelTen RFPs. This data drives thoughtful consideration of how the projects powering Rivian's products and operations can benefit the communities where its customers live and drive, beyond just a carbon-free label. "The energy transition isn't just about adding clean megawatts. It's about building projects that strengthen communities and safeguard critical ecosystems. Integrating Rivian's 3Cs approach into LevelTen's Impact+ tool makes high-impact, responsible energy procurement measurable, actionable, and scalable for the entire industry." Andrew Peterman, Director of Advanced Energy Solutions Rivian The changes LevelTen Energy, Inc. is announcing today build on the original Impact+ model to better-reflect the realities facing the people and habitats in close proximity to today's clean energy build-out. Rooted in a rigorous, Rivian-led evaluation process, the updates both sharpen and expand the survey's core questions, improving coverage of biodiversity, water use, community benefits, and labor practices specifically. In a market where permitting obstacles and local opposition are already leading causes of delay, a strong Impact+ score is now an even more powerful indicator of the likelihood a project will be built on schedule. That combination also matters when a procurement decision has to hold up to scrutiny from boards, investors, and communities. Doing well by doing good. Since its inception, Impact+ has given developers who invest in intentional siting practices and stronger community-benefits planning a way to make those investments visible to buyers who might otherwise compare projects on commercial terms alone. That visibility matters more now than ever. As permitting journeys grow tougher and buyers face heightened pressure to justify sourcing decisions, developers who can prove they've thoughtfully engaged communities and protected habitats provide a premium offtake product. And because Impact+ scores live on in LevelTen's Marketplace, a strong showing on one project becomes evidence for the next, turning investments developers are already making into a reusable, recognizable asset. "A robust, third-party framework like Impact+ validates our team's commitment to community and habitat from the earliest stages of development. That discipline is what keeps a project moving cleanly from initial siting to commercial operation." Kelly Snyder Executive Vice President of Origination EDPR North America How it's going. The new Impact+ reflects an enduring fact of energy development: needs and priorities evolve constantly. But while circumstances change, transparency and visibility around impact will remain key to forging the path toward better clean energy development. "The fastest path to a successful clean energy transition is one that delivers real benefits for nature and people. LevelTen Energy's leadership in integrating climate, conservation and communities - what we call the 3Cs - into a standardized methodology for project evaluation can help empower clean energy buyers to support projects with lasting social and environmental benefits" Jessica Wilkinson, North America Renewable Energy Lead The Nature Conservancy The updated Impact+ is live on the LevelTen Marketplace today. To learn more about how it works, or how to get started as a buyer or developer, fill out the form below. By submitting this information, you're consenting to LevelTen Energy's Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions. If you ever wish to access, correct, or delete the information above or opt-out, please email [email protected]. 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ABB invests in LevelTen Energy to advance clean energy procurement. Aug 06, 2026, 05:00 ET * Partnership and investment in LevelTen Energy - the world's largest clean energy marketplace - strengthens ABB's ability to support industrial and commercial customers secure affordable, long-term clean energy without compromising speed to power in a complex grid environment * Enhances ABB's electrification and advisory services by expanding end-to-end solutions spanning energy procurement, electrification, optimization, and emissions reduction * Highlights ABB's commitment to collaborating with innovative startups that accelerate the energy transition and create customer value ZURICH, Aug. 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ - ABB has formed a strategic partnership and made a minority investment in LevelTen Energy, the world's largest marketplace for clean energy transactions including power purchase agreements (PPAs). Headquartered in the United States, LevelTen has facilitated more than 20 GW of clean energy transactions in more than 35 markets across North America and Europe on behalf of a wide array of industry participants, including hyperscalers, commercial and industrial companies, and utilities. The strategic partnership and investment strengthen ABB's energy and carbon (E&C) advisory services offering by combining its expertise in electrification, digital solutions and energy management with LevelTen's market-leading platform, Financial details of the investment were not disclosed. As businesses face increasing pressure to decarbonize operations, securing access to reliable, affordable clean electricity has become one of the most complex challenges on the path to net zero. "Our customers are under real pressure to reduce their carbon footprint while managing energy costs and maintaining reliable, 24/7 operations," said Stuart Thompson, President of Electrification Service division at ABB. "One important piece missing from the solutions we provide today: a straightforward way to secure long-term clean energy at the right price. LevelTen Energy brings exactly that capability. Through the partnership, ABB will be able to extend its energy and carbon advisory services with renewable energy procurement capabilities, helping customers move from planning and implementation to ongoing optimization and reporting." The collaboration is particularly relevant as regulatory requirements evolve. More businesses are moving beyond annual renewable energy matching toward more stringent expectations around when and where clean energy is generated and consumed. These customers increasingly rely on technologies such as battery energy storage systems, microgrids, and advanced energy management solutions, areas where ABB has extensive expertise. LevelTen's capabilities in clean energy contracting and environmental attribute certificate trading complement these technologies, helping customers build more comprehensive and verifiable decarbonization strategies. Thompson added: "The partnership is expected to accelerate growth opportunities for both companies. ABB will gain access to LevelTen's extensive ecosystem of clean energy developers and projects, creating new opportunities to deliver monitoring, optimization and lifecycle services. At the same time, LevelTen will benefit from ABB's domain expertise and global customer relationships, particularly within manufacturing, industrial and commercial sectors, as well as ABB's strong presence in growth markets including Asia-Pacific." Bryce Smith, CEO of LevelTen Energy, said: "This strategic partnership will generate new clean energy solutions, allowing ABB's global customers to seamlessly tap into clean power, capacity and portfolio management tools. Together, we have a real opportunity to help even more customers decarbonize." Together with recent investments such as Gridcog, ABB is expanding its capabilities across energy procurement, advisory and energy and carbon services to help commercial and industrial customers accelerate their energy transition and make more informed energy decisions. This investment through ABB Electrification Ventures, the venture capital arm of ABB's Electrification business area, is a key addition to ABB's venture capital investments, reflecting the company's commitment to building an ecosystem of innovative partners developing solutions that support productivity, efficiency and sustainability. With this latest partnership, ABB Electrification Ventures has invested more than $110 million in 18 startups since 2021. ABB is a global technology leader in electrification and automation, enabling a more sustainable and resource-efficient future. By connecting its engineering and digitalization expertise, ABB helps industries run at high performance, while becoming more efficient, productive and sustainable so they outperform. At ABB, we call this 'Engineered to Outrun'. The company has over 140 years of history and around 110,000 employees worldwide. ABB's shares are listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (ABBN) and Nasdaq Stockholm (ABB). www.abb.com

ABB has formed a strategic partnership and made a minority investment in LevelTen Energy, the world's largest clean energy marketplace. Financial details were not disclosed. Seattle-based LevelTen has facilitated over 20 GW of clean energy transactions across more than 35 markets in North America and Europe. The partnership strengthens ABB's energy and carbon advisory services by combining its electrification expertise with LevelTen's marketplace platform for power purchase agreements. The collaboration aims to help industrial and commercial customers secure long-term clean energy whilst managing costs and maintaining reliable operations. ABB will gain access to LevelTen's network of clean energy developers, whilst LevelTen benefits from ABB's global customer relationships. Through ABB Electrification Ventures, the company has invested over $110 million in 18 startups since 2021.