The Maine Public Utilities Commission has issued an RFP seeking proposals to launch and manage a statewide green power offer. The RFP is in response to a law signed in 2009 by Governor Baldacci requiring the PUC to establish a green power offer. The …
Three fuel cells have been sold to government entities in San Diego, California. The fuel cells will be powered by biogas generated by the Point Loma Wastewater Treatment Plant . A 2.8 MW fuel cell will be used by the University of California - San …
The InterContinental New York Barclay hotel purchased more than 6.3 million kilowatt-hours of wind energy, which is enough to meet 100 percent of the hotel's annual electricity needs. Sterling Planet will supply the hotel with Green-e Energy …
Chevrolet announced a new campaign to support $40 million renewable energy, energy efficiency, and carbon reduction projects. The projects are expected to reduce 8 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions. Chevrolet is working with Bonneville …
Santee Cooper is building a 331-kilowatt solar system in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The project was funded in part with about $500,000 from Santee Cooper's Green Power revenues. The rest of the project funds were obtained through a grant from the …
BlueStar Energy Solutions will offer a 100 percent renewable energy product in Pennsylvania in 2011. The BlueStar Renewable Energy Fixed Rate plan is supplied by 100 percent Green-e Energy certified wind. In January 2011, Pennsylvania's …
Castle Rock Vineyard (Delano, California) has installed a 1.1-megawatt solar system that will provide more than 69 percent of the power used at its cold storage facility. The system is expected to generate over 1.7 megawatt-hours annually. The facility …
The U.S. Air Force Academy has broken ground on a 6 megawatt solar system. The installation of more than 19,000 solar panels is expected to be completed by April 2011. The system will provide up to 15 percent of the Air Force Academy's energy needs. …
Boulder County, Colorado , is installing a biomass burner to heat its county jail. The biomass burner will be powered by approximately 800 tons of woody material per year, thinned from the county's open space lands, and is expected to save the …
The Philadelphia Eagles announced plans to install 2,500 solar panels, 80 spiral-shaped wind turbines, and an on-site dual-fuel cogeneration plant. The initiative is part of a partnership with Solar Blue , and is anticipated to allow Lincoln Financial …
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) proposed revisions to the Green Guides that include new guidance on making renewable energy claims. The Green Guides , which were last revised in 1998, provide guidance to marketers in order to help them from making …
Alamo Heights, Texas , has been designated as a Green Power Community by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Alamo Heights community members are collectively purchasing 3.6 million kilowatt-hours of green power annually. CPS Energy , the …
The Antelope Valley Union High School District , located in Lancaster, California, has partnered with PsomasFMG and Southern California Edison to build a 9.6 megawatt (MW) photovoltaic system. The school district signed a 20-year power purchase …
The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Green Power Partnership released its latest list of top green power purchasers. Retaining their places at the top of the list were Intel Corporation , Kohl's Department Stores , and Whole Foods Market …
The Center for Resource Solutions , which manages the Green-e certification program, released its annual verification report detailing certified voluntary renewable energy sales for 2009. Total retail sales of Green-e Energy certified renewable energy …
Pima County, Arizona , partnered with SunEdison to install a 1 megawatt photovoltaic power plant. Pima County financed the project through a 20-year power purchase agreement with SunEdison. SOLON Corporation will operate and maintain the system under a …
APX announced that it has increased functionality of multiple tracking systems. The North American Renewables Registry (NAR) is now able to accept inter-registry transfers. Renewable energy certificates (RECs) can be exported from NAR to the North …
