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Green Power Partnership Grows to 500 Members + PA Award Winner

EPA announced this week the Green Power Partnership has grown to include 500 Partner organizations, collectively purchasing almost two billion kilowatt-hours each year of renewable electricity.

EPA's Green Power Partnership is a voluntary government-industry program, first launched in July 2001, working to mainstream the purchasing of green power electricity generated by renewable energy sources including solar, wind, water (hydro), geothermal, biomass (combustion of organic materials) and biogas (combustion of naturally-produced methane).

To become a partner, organizations agree to switch to green power for a specified portion of their electricity needs within one year of joining the program. The partnership includes Fortune 500 companies, states and federal agencies.

Also this week, EPA honored 19 partners as Green Power Leadership Award winners at the 9th National Green Power Marketing Conference in Albany, N.Y. The winners are selected for the amount of green power they purchase and their outreach activities.

Among the winners was The Energy Cooperative of Pennsylvania, The Energy Cooperative is a nonprofit, member-owned cooperative that purchases heating oil and electricity from renewable energy resources for over 6,500 member households in Southeastern Pennsylvania.

NewsClip: Energy Cooperative Recognized for Renewable Energy Buys


10/8/2004

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