Green, Solar & Wind Power

Green Generators EPA today announced a Green Power transaction involving biomass resources (paper pulp) in Georgia and the Agencys Research Triangle Park, N.C., facilities. Nationwide, this is the biggest EPA Green Power procurement to date.

Intel president and chief executive officer Paul Otellini has said that his firm as a "commitment to the environment". Mr Otellini's comments come after Intel announced that it purchased 1.3 billion kilowatt hours a year of renewable energy certificates from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). As a result, the firm now heads up the Fortune 500 Green Power Partners list and the EPA's Green Power Partners Top 25 ranking. The president also said that the purchase is...

Solar Panel EPA finalized a three-year contract with Unicoi Energy Services of Marietta, Ga., to provide RTP with 100 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) of renewable energy certificates (RECs) annually -- equivalent to the energy consumed by 3,680 homes each year. Currently, EPA annually purchases more than 220 million kWh of Green Power for 26 of its facilities, laboratories and offices, across the nation. Green Power now accounts for 77 percent of EPAs estimated national electricity consumption. Green Power is electric power derived from renewable resources such as wind, sun, and biomass (including burning of wood waste, plant materials and landfill gas). Green Power sources have lower emissions than more conventional generating plants, and generally have less adverse impact on the environment. White House Executive Order 13123 (titled Greening the Government through Efficient Energy Management), encourages all federal agencies to expand the use of Green Power by developing renewable energy projects, supporting the development of renewable projects by others on federal land and purchasing electricity from renewable energy sources. The Order also requires that federal agencies reduce their greenhouse gas emissions 30 percent from 1990 levels by 2010. EPA purchases Green Power through a process utilizing RECs (green tags), which are both cheaper and easier to procure than delivered power. For a more detailed explanation of green tags, go to: http://www.epa.gov/greeningepa/greenpower.htm#greentags . For more information on EPAs Green Power program in general, go to: http://www.epa.gov/greeningepa/greenpower.htm .

If you're planning to build a new home, you can use some of the bigger aspects of building green. used or recycled building materials, you can lessen the impact that you have. You can also choose environmentally friendly insulation like recycled newspaper or cotton. Try using as many materials as you can that are refurbished and not new. Install heating systems that are powered by solar power and electrical circuits that require wind power, for example.

Epa Greenpower Contact: Dave Ryan 202-564-4355 / ryan.dave@epa.gov

By purchasing the green energy certificates, we have completely power providers in the United States and Canada.

Wind Energy EPA - 12/22/2004

Topic: Energy

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