Boeing and Puget Sound Energy this past week announced an agreement that will see the Renton 737 facility powered entirely by renewable energy.

The site will now be powered by 50 percent hydroelectric power and 50 percent wind power from the Wild Horse Wind and Solar Facility and Renewable Energy Center near Ellensburg.

“I’m proud to say we are using clean, renewable energy to power our facility, said Barbara Wyse, vice president and general manager of the 737 program.

Previously, the Renton facility was powered through a combination of sources, including hydroelectric, coal, natural gas and wind. Under the new agreement, Boeing’s Next-Generation of 737 aircrafts will represent a reduced environmental footprint than the current crop.

Boeing presently builds 42 planes per month in Renton and plans to ramp up to 47 per month in 2017 and then 52 per month in 2018.

Though officials said the renewable power will cost the company a little more, they view it as an “investment” that will pay off over time.

According to Wyse, since 2007, Boeing has reduced its energy use by 34 percent per plane.