Hypertherm Inc., a New Hampshire-based designer and manufacturer of plasma, laser, and waterjet cutting systems, has partnered with Renewable Choice Energy, a green power provider and sustainability consultant, to purchase renewable energy equivalent to …
The city of Worchester, Massachusetts will be able to meet its clean energy resolution which requests that the city produces or purchases at least 20 percent of its electricity from clean and renewable energy sources. The city is expected to exceed this …
Florida Power Light Company (FPL) plans to offer its customers more options to support solar power. The company is proposing a voluntary, community-based, solar partnership pilot for consideration before the Florida Public Service Commission (PSC). If the …
IKEA, a retailer of home furnishing products, is making its first investment in a wind farm in the United States with the purchase of Hoopeston Wind in Hoopeston, Illinois. To date, the 98 megawatt (MW) wind farm is the largest single IKEA renewable energy …
Steelcase Inc., a developer and manufacturer of furniture products and services for offices, is investing in a long-term renewable energy goal of 127,067 MWh, equivalent to 100% of its global electricity consumption. According to the U.S. EPA's Green …
A New Hampshire law, enacted in July 2013, allows groups of people or businesses to band together and create a solar-power system as part of which they can be paid for excess electricity returned to the grid. Variations of the new law exist in several …
Hypertherm Inc., a New Hampshire-based designer and manufacturer of plasma, laser, and waterjet cutting systems, has partnered with Renewable Choice Energy, a green power provider and sustainability consultant, to purchase renewable energy equivalent to …
Vote Solar will be partnering with Sustainable City University of New York to administer the NYSolar Smart-SunShares program. SunShares will help like-minded businesses, local governments, universities, and non-profits to combine the purchasing power of …
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) officially launched the new Energy Choice Ohio website, Energy Choice Ohio, which is designed to inform consumers about electric suppliers (including renewable energy options) and natural gas suppliers in Ohio …
SunEdison, a solar technology manufacturer and provider of solar power services, and MIC Solar Energy Holdings , a subsidiary of Macquarie Infrastructure Company LLC, installed a 16.4 megawatt (MW) photovoltaic (PV) facility on Davis-Monthan Air Force Base …
City of Joliet, Illinois, has partnered with JustGreen, a subsidiary of Just Energy Group Inc., to purchase renewable energy. Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) are obtained from 100% U.S. wind power facilities and are certified by Green-e Energy, a …
The Green Schools Alliance (GSA), a peer-to-peer network of over 3,000 schools in 42 U.S. states and 35 countries who work to address climate and conservation challenges in the 21st century, has partnered with Sterling Planet, a retail renewable energy …
Google has finalized an agreement to invest $75 million in the Panhandle 2 wind farm. The wind farm has a capacity of 182 MW and is located in Carson County, outside of Amarillo, Texas. The wind farm, expected to be operational by the end of 2014, was …
University of California at Riverside (UCR) is contracting with SunPower to construct and maintain a 10.92-acre solar installation. The solar installation is expected to be operational by July 2014 and will supply 3 MW of renewable energy to campus. UCR …
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) Green Power Partnership has recently released updated lists of the top Green Power Partners. A new addition to the National Top 100 list is Google Inc., (6th). Google uses more than 737 million kWh …
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), the largest employer in western Pennsylvania, is among 76 other Pennsylvania organizations committed to purchasing green power as part of the Environmental Protection Agency's Green Power Partnership. …
Just Energy, a North American natural gas and green energy utility will partner with Wild at Work, a comprehensive network of more than 11 million employees and customers in the U.S., to offer custom carbon offset and renewable energy products under Just …
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is increasing the capacity of its renewable energy power purchase programs by 7% over 2013, with a total capacity of 126 megawatts (MW) being offered. The increase in capacity is being spread across two of TVA's …
The N.C. Utilities Commission (NCUC) has approved Duke Energy Carolina's proposed Green Source Rider. The Green Source Rider is a new program designed for high energy consuming customers, such as manufacturers and data centers, to match some or all of …
When Facebook was seeking a location for its newest data center, a deciding factor was the potential to help develop a new wind farm. The social media company managed to satisfy this desire in Altoona, Iowa where Facebook is building a data center and …
