More than 200 northern Illinois communities now have the option to select an electricity supplier other than the current electricity supplier, Commonwealth Edison (ComEd), after voting to approve community choice aggregation (CCA) referendums. CCA allows …
Viridian Energy will launch its green energy services for Massachusetts customers beginning June 1, 2012. Viridian plans to offer energy services to National Grid and NStar customers, which comprise over 90 percent of Massachusetts's electric consumers …
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the operational startup of the Savannah River Site (SRS) Biomass Cogeneration Facility, a new 20 megawatt renewable energy facility located in South Carolina. The facility will primarily use local forest …
Marin Energy Authority (MEA), a community choice aggregation program, has nearly doubled the renewable energy content of its Light Green power option. Marin Clean Energy (MCE), overseen by MEA, increased the renewable energy content of its Light Green …
Poudre Valley Rural Electric Association (PVREA) and the Clean Energy Collective (CEC) of Carbondale, Colorado entered a power purchase agreement (PPA) that will launch PVREA's community solar program with a solar garden at the PVREA headquarters …
IKEA has installed a 1,196 kilowatt solar system that is expected to generate nearly 1.6 million kilowatt-hours of renewable electricity each year in College Park, Maryland. The College Park installation is the 15th completed solar energy project for IKEA …
Pennsylvania is promoting wind energy through a new initiative known as ChoosePAWind that launched on February 21st. ChoosePAWind provides information on current retail energy suppliers offering new, Pennsylvania wind renewable energy certificates. …
The City of Milwaukee , Wisconsin completed the Port of Milwaukee Wind Turbine project, which began in November 2011. Kettle View Renewable Energy assisted with installation of the 100 kilowatt (kW) Northwind100 wind turbine, with final commissioning …
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport and SunPower Corporation dedicated a 5.4 megawatt (MW) solar installation located atop the airport's facilities. SunPower designed and built the solar installation, and will operate and maintain the solar system …
The City of Beaverton , Oregon announced that its Solar Beaverton program has facilitated 258 solar installations over the past two years, exceeding the city's expectations. Following a successful 2010 pilot program, Beaverton developed Solar Beaverton …
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) completed its quarterly Green Power Partnership rankings, which recognizes leading organizations for their green power efforts. Wal-Mart moved up in rankings from 15th to 3rd in overall green power usage, …
Eastern University (PA) has partnered with Community Energy to extend its 100 percent green power commitment for seven years. Eastern University has purchased 100 percent of its electricity from wind renewable energy credits (RECs) since 2006 and is now …
InterContinental Miami hotel has partnered with Greenlight Energy to purchase 15,467,000 kilowatt-hours of wind renewable energy certificates (RECs), equivalent to 100 percent of InterContinental Miami's electricity needs for 2012. InterContinental …
Greenerprinter and Giovanni Food Company have joined Green-e Marketplace by purchasing Green-e Energy certified renewable energy certificates to meet their electricity demands. By participating in Green-e Marketplace, Greenerprinter and Giovanni Food …
UniSource Energy Services (UES) is now offering a solar green power program, Bright Arizona Community Solar. The Bright Arizona Community Solar program allows electric customers to purchase solar power from two recently completed solar generating systems …
Juhl Wind announced the official start-up and operation of the two-turbine, 4.95 megawatt (MW) GL Wind project for Gunderson Health System in Winona County, Minnesota. The GL Wind project was developed specifically to address the energy demands of the …
The Climate Registry's draft General Reporting Protocol 2.0 is now available for public comment. The General Reporting Protocol outlines the policies of The Climate Registry and required reporting calculation methodologies. This draft incorporates all …
IKEA officially turned on a PV solar installation located at its Cincinnati-area store in Westchester, Ohio. IKEA partnered with REC Solar to develop and install the 128,000 square-foot, 1,026 kilowatt system, which consists of 4,186 PV panels that will …
Green Mountain Energy has been selected to supply green power for Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis, Indiana. Green Mountain Energy will supply 15,000 megawatt-hours of renewable energy certificates (RECs) for all six major Super Bowl facilities. The …
Salt River Project (SRP) is opening its Community Solar program to business customers, allowing businesses to purchase solar power from the 20 megawatt Copper Crossing Solar Ranch , located in Florence, Arizona. The Copper Crossing Solar Ranch currently …
