McDonald’s Invests in the Power of Clean Energy

Clean energy¹ has the power to play an important role when it comes to reducing emissions globally. At McDonald’s, we’re taking steps to harness that power. In 2025, restaurants across 18 markets purchased clean energy, and three markets entered into new physical power purchase agreements (PPAs).²

Learn about how these three markets are helping bring more wind, solar and water power to their energy mix.

Harnessing the Power of Wind in Spain

In 2025, McDonald’s Spain signed an agreement to purchase wind energy that is expected to cover 30% of the annual energy consumption of participating restaurants. Complementing an existing solar PPA, this new 10-year deal is expected to help strengthen Spain’s clean energy coverage for the next decade.

Clean Energy in Japan

In Japan, approximately 200 McDonald’s restaurants were using clean energy via a physical PPA as of the end of 2025. McDonald’s Japan actively promotes the use of electricity generated from clean energy sources such as solar, hydro and geothermal power. Approximately 500 restaurants nationwide in 2025 used electricity generated from these sources.

Making Waves with Hydropower in Poland

McDonald’s Poland is riding the wave of hydropower with a 2025 PPA to procure enough energy to cover approximately 23% of the energy demand for participating McDonald’s restaurants in Poland in 2026.

Footnotes

¹ Our definition of “clean energy” matches the GHGP definition of “green power,” which is: A generic term for renewable energy sources and specific clean energy technologies that emit fewer GHG emissions relative to other sources of energy that supply the electric grid. Includes solar photovoltaic panels, solar thermal energy, geothermal energy, landfill gas, low-impact hydropower and wind turbines.

² PPAs are long-term contracts to buy power directly from renewable energy generators.