On its quest to reach 100 percent renewable energy by 2050, General Motors announced it would buy 200 megawatts of wind energy from Midwest-based farms to help power its factories throughout Ohio and Indiana.

The wind farms, based in Ohio and Illinois, are expected to have its turbines online by the end of the year which will power 20 percent of the Detroit-based automaker's global electricity use. GM plants set to use the 100 percent renewable energy are the ones responsible for vehicles such as the Chevy Cruze, Silverado and GMC Sierra, the automaker reports in a news release.

"We're helping provide solutions to green the grid through these new renewable energy deals and sharing best practices with other companies so they too can reduce risk and energy costs," Rob Threlkeld, GM's global manager of renewable energy, said in the release.

"With a pragmatic strategy, companies can turn ambitious renewable energy goals into action and scale quickly."

Specific GM plants connected to the new source of renewable energy are the Fort Wayne Assembly, Marion Metal Center, Bedford Casting, Lordstown Assembly, Defiance Casting Operations, Parma Metal Center and the Toledo Transmission plants.

The Associated Press reports that once the Northwest Ohio Wind Farm is completed and active, it will create about $1 million each year for schools and community services. GM will take the renewable energy from the farm in northwest Ohio, and one in central Illinois.

GM's plan to reach 100 percent renewable energy by 2050 includes all of its some 350 facilities spread across 59 different countries.

"As GM works toward advancing zero-emissions vehicles, it makes business sense to create a cleaner grid on which to drive them," the automaker reports in the release.

"The company uses EV batteries in tandem with a solar array to power an office building at its Milford Proving Ground in Michigan and is researching the use of fuel cells as energy storage in the future."

The automaker further committed to its all-electric, zero emission future back in October 2017 when it committed to a new strategic vision with the addition of two new all-electric vehicles in the next 18 months to add to its some 20 all-electric vehicles due out by 2023.

GM says that the new all-electric vehicles, the first of "at least" 20 new all-electric vehicles to hit the market, will have influences from its Chevrolet Bolt EV.

"General Motors believes in an all-electric future," Mark Reuss, GM's executive vice president of product development, purchasing and supply chain, said in a release at the time.

"Although that future won't happen overnight, GM is committed to driving increased usage and acceptance of electric vehicles through no-compromise solutions that meet our customers' needs."