 MONROE, Mich., April 21, 2021 GLOBE NEWSWIRE -- La-Z-Boy Incorporated NYSE: LZB, a global leader in residential furniture, has finalized a 10-year resource-backed virtual power purchase agreement VPPA, extending through the end of 2030, with AEP Energy Partners, a competitive energy subsidiary of American Electric Power Nasdaq: AEP. The agreement signifies a meaningful initiative as La-Z-Boy expands its environmental programs in its quest to reduce its carbon footprint. La-Z-Boys VPPA will support approximately 70,000 MWh of renewable energy per year, from AEPs principally owned Santa Rita East wind energy center in Irion County, Texas, throughout the term of the agreement. Once fully implemented, La-Z-Boy will receive renewable energy certificates REC equivalent to roughly 16 MW of wind power capacity representing more than 90 of La-Z-Boys current total annual domestic energy consumption. 