Union Station in Washington D.C. has entered into an agreement with Washington Gas Energy Services (WGES) to use 100% renewable energy for the next three years; Union Station was previously purchasing 50 renewable energy from WGES. The station uses …
Georgetown University (GU) was recently added to the EPA's Green Power Leadership Club. The University purchased 113 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) of Green-e certified renewable energy certificates in 2013, which is equal to 109% of energy use on the …
Apple recently announced that all of its data centers are now powered with 100% renewable energy. Apple installed a 20-MW solar array at its LEED platinum certified Maiden, North Carolina datacenter in December 2012. That array is accompanied by an onsite …
The City of Greeley, Colorado recently completed the installation of a 500 kilowatt (kW) solar array at its wastewater treatment facility. The array is expected to produce about 723,000 kilowatt-hours (kWh) per year, which is approximately 15% of the …
The Climate Registry has released its General Reporting Protocol 2.0 (GRP), an update to the GRP which includes guidelines for Climate Registry members to measure and report indirect emissions associated with renewable energy products. Included in the GRP …
The Silver City, New Mexico, wastewater treatment plant will see its 1 megawatt (MW) solar array come online this spring. Affordable Solar, the project owner, began the installation of 4,000 solar panels on the six acre site in December 2012. Silver City …
The InterContinental Miami Hotel has recently committed to purchasing approximately 16,000 megawatt-hours (MWh) of renewable energy. This purchase has earned the hotel a spot on the EPA's 100% Green Power Users list for the second year in a row. The …
The EPA recently announced the recipients of this year's Climate Leadership Awards. Among the 23 recipients were Boulder County, Colorado; the City of Austin, Texas; the Port of San Diego, California; and the Sonoma County Water Agency, California. …
Wal-Mart has completed the installation of more than 4.5 megawatts (MW) of solar panels atop 12 Ohio stores. The project is expected to produce 6 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) per year; approximately 10-15 percent of each store's power consumption. The …
On February 22, 2013, Clean Energy Collective broke ground on a 500-kilowatt (kW) community-owned solar array in Xcel Energy's Colorado service area. The array will service roughly 100 residential, commercial, and nonprofit customers. The project is a …
Chambersburg, PA has turned the local Blue Ridge Landfill into a renewable energy resource. The town is capturing methane from waste decomposition in the landfill and using that gas to power electric generators. After completing the 5.1 MW landfill gas …
On February 22, 2013, Clean Energy Collective broke ground on a 500 kilowatt (kW) community-owned solar array in Xcel Energy's Colorado service area. The array will service roughly 100 residential, commercial, and nonprofit customers. The project is a …
The University of Oklahoma (OU) is now receiving all of its purchased energy from renewable sources. The switch to renewables is part of a 2008 agreement made with Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company (OG). Under the agreement, OU purchases all of its energy …
The Center for Resource Solutions (CRS) has announced that Just Energy's new renewable energy certificate (REC) product, JustGreen RECs, is now Green-e Energy certified. Just Energy now has $70 million invested in green energy projects and also …
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released its quarterly update to the Green Power Partnership (GPP), which details the top companies, municipalities, schools and governments that voluntarily purchase green power. Since the EPA's GPP …
Volkswagen (VW) has initiated operation of a 9.5-megawatt (MW) solar farm at its Chattanooga, Tennessee, auto manufacturing facility. The commissioning of the facility confirms the LEED Platinum certification the manufacturer received from the U.S. Green …
Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO) has launched a voluntary green power product called the Green Power Program. The program allows customers to purchase a portion or all of their monthly electricity from renewable sources. NIPSCO will charge …
Aqua America's recent green power usage has earned the company membership in the EPA's Green Power Partner listing. The company is using nearly 13 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) of green power annually through the purchase of Green-e Energy certified …
http://www.berkshireeast.com/>Berkshire East completed the installation of an onsite wind turbine which is expected to produce approximately 2.2 million kWh per year. The electricity generated exceeds the company's annual consumption need. Excess …
In January 2013, Oberlin, Ohio began receiving energy generated by landfill gas in Mahoning County. This is the first of two landfill gas generation projects owned by Waste Management Renewable Energy LLC that will supply a combined 60,000 megawatt-hours ( …
