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The 2009 Green Power Leadership Awards are hosted by the United States Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA), the United States Department of Energy (DOE), and the Center for
Resource Solutions (CRS). EPA and DOE recognize leading purchasers and suppliers of green
power, respectively. CRS recognizes leading organizations and individuals for advancing
markets for green power.
The Green Power Leadership Awards for purchasers is a recognition program of EPA's Green
Power Partnership, a voluntary program working to reduce the environmental impact of con-
ventional electricity use by fostering development of the voluntary green power market.
Nominees in EPA's purchaser category are evaluated based upon the size and characteristics of
their green power commitment, leadership in purchasing within a certain sector or region,
internal and external communications efforts, as well as organizational strategy for investing
in green power. EPA recognizes Green Power Partners in the areas of On-site Generation,
Green Power Purchasing, and Green Power Partner of the Year.
Nominees in DOE's supplier category are evaluated based upon the resources and technologies
utilized, total annual renewable energy sales, number of customers served, market impact,
amount of green power supplied, and overall value provided to participants. Eligible suppliers
include, but are not limited to, electric utilities, retail marketers, renewable energy certificate
(REC) suppliers, and renewable energy project developers. DOE recognizes suppliers of green
power in the areas of Non-Utility Green Power Supplier of the Year and Utility Green Power
Program of the Year.
CRS's Market Development Award category recognizes companies, organizations and
individual renewable energy leaders working to build the market for green power. CRS
recognizes market leadership in the areas of Best Green Power Education Outreach Program;
Best Promotional Campaign by a Green Power Purchaser; Best Marketing Campaign by a
Green Power Supplier; and Green Power Pioneer, which recognizes continuous individual
achievement.
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For the 2009 Green Power Leadership Awards, three separate panels of judges reviewed over
100 nominations. We gratefully thank the individuals who devoted time to reading,
evaluating, and discussing this year's nominations.
The 2009 evaluation panel for EPA's green power purchasers awards included the following
individuals: Elaine Collison and James Critchfield, U.S. EPA; Steve Dunn, U.S. DOE; Claire
Kreycik, National Renewable Energy Laboratory; and Charlie Kubert, Clean Energy States
Alliance.
The 2009 evaluation panel for DOE's green power supplier awards included the following
individuals: Linda Silverman, Steve Dunn and Mark Reichhardt, U.S. DOE; Lori Bird, National
Renewable Energy Laboratory; Elaine Collison, U.S. EPA; Arthur O'Donnell, CRS; Randy
Manion, Western Area Power Administration; and Galen Barbose, Lawrence Berkeley National
Laboratory.
The 2009 evaluation panel for CRS's Market Development Awards included: Lars Kvale, APX;
Robin Quarrier and Jennifer Giles, CRS; Gwynne Rogers, Natural Marketing Institute; Gordon
Shymko, G.F. Shymko & Associates, Inc.; and Allison Bellins, U.S. EPA. Additional thanks go
to Alison Lambert and Rachael Terada for managing the Market Development Awards.
We gratefully thank those who donated their time and resources toward the development of
the 2009 Awards ceremony. Additional thanks goes to Joseph Amador, Sue Anderson, Susan
Carollo, Kristen McDaniel and Courtney Welch for supporting the 2009 awards production.
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Schedule of Events
5:30 Reception
6:30 Dinner
7:00 Ceremony
Awards for Green Power Purchasers
Kathleen Hogan (invited)
Director, Climate Protection Partnerships Division
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Awards for Green Power Suppliers
Jacques Beaudry-Losique (invited)
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Renewable Energy
U.S. Department of Energy
Awards for Market Development
Arthur O'Donnell (invited)
Executive Director
Center for Resource Solutions (CRS)
Karl R. Rabago (invited)
Vice President, Distributed Energy Services
Austin Energy
9:00 Conclusion of Evening
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Kathleen Hogan
Director, Climate Protection Partnerships Division
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Kathleen Hogan is the Director of the Climate Protection Partnerships Division of the US Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency. There she manages many of the Agency's energy efficiency
renewable energy and climate protection programs. These programs include the EPA's flagship
partnership program, ENERGY STAR, which offers energy efficiency solutions across the
residential, commercial and industrial sectors; partnership programs to promote renewable
energy and combined heat and power; Climate Leaders, a corporate leadership program for
addressing climate change; a State partnership designed to promote clean energy policies with
state decision-makers; and the National Action Plan for Energy Efficiency.
Hogan has been with the EPA since 1989. Prior to EPA, she worked in consulting and for a water
resources planning commission. She received her doctorate in systems analysis and environ-
mental engineering from the Johns Hopkins University and a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry
from Bucknell University.
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Jacques Beaudry-Losique
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Renewable Energy
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Jacques Beaudry-Losique was appointed in December 2008 as the Deputy Assistant Secretary
for Renewable Energy of the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency
and Renewable Energy (EERE). EERE works to strengthen the United States' energy security,
environmental quality, and economic vitality in public-private partnerships. In this role, he
oversees a portfolio of more than $750 million of Renewable and Clean Energy programs,
including wind, solar, biomass, geothermal and hydrogen.
Mr. Beaudry-Losique previously served as the Program Manager of DOE's $200 million Office
of Biomass Program. He has built what is now recognized as the largest and most advanced
biofuels deployment program in the world. In addition, he was instrumental in accelerating
the Office of Biomass deployment activities to support Presidential and Congressional goals.
Prior to joining DOE, he worked in numerous senior management roles in the private sector.
As the business development leader of General Electric Power Systems investment activities,
he was responsible for the placement of equity investments into strategic technology
companies, and oversaw a portfolio of more than $75 million of GE investments. Mr.
Beaudry-Losique has many years of experience as a management consultant with several
other leading companies.
Mr. Beaudry-Losique holds a Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering from the
University of Montreal and a Master of Science degree in Industrial Engineering and
Engineering Management from Stanford University. As a recipient of a Canadian Science
Foundation Fellowship, he attended the MIT Sloan School of Management, where he received
a master's degree in management in 1992.
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Arthur J. O'Donnell
Executive Director
Center for Resource Solutions (CRS)
Executive Director since January 2008, Arthur is helping guide CRS into its next decade of
achievement through a strategic planning and development process. Besides representing the
organization in media coverage and numerous conference appearances, he also led CRS teams
in conducting policy analysis of the interaction of voluntary and compliance markets and co-
wrote reports on utility contracting practices for solar power and municipal support for solar
photovoltaics.
Prior to joining CRS in January 2008, Mr. O'Donnell was an independent business, energy
and environmental writer for more than 25 years, winning many national and regional
awards for his energy reporting. He was senior reporter for E&E Publishing's Greenwire.com
and editor of the Land Letter. He also frequently wrote for Public Utilities Fortnightly, the
California Energy Circuit newsletter, and he was Editorial Director for EnergyCentral.com.
As the founding editor and associate publisher of the award-winning California Energy
Markets newsletter from 1989 through 2002, Mr. O'Donnell documented the creation of
modern wholesale/retail power markets and the subsequent collapse of the state's regulatory
restructuring effort.
Mr. O'Donnell is the author of several books, including: Soul of the Grid: A Cultural Biography
of the California Independent System Operator and The Guilty Environmentalist. He also
contributed a chapter on California's contributions to energy innovation to Peter Asmus'
book California Energy.
A sought-after speaker and conference organizer, Mr. O'Donnell maintains a steady schedule
of talks and media appearances to promote CRS's programs and activities.
Mr. O'Donnell holds a M.A. in Communications from the University of Washington, where
he was a Graduate Fellow in Business and Economics Reporting. He holds a B.A. in Human
Communications from Rutgers College.
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Karl R. Rabago
Vice President, Distributed Energy Services
Austin Energy
Karl R. Rabago is vice president for distributed energy services at Austin Energy, the City of
Austin's municipal electric utility. His portfolio of responsibilities includes energy efficiency
solar energy, green buildings, key accounts, climate protection, and market development and
research.
Karl Rabago has almost 20 years experience in electricity policy and regulation, emerging
energy markets development, clean energy technology development, and the implementation
of sustainability principles. He has served as a regulator, business builder, corporate sustain-
ability leader, R&D program manager, consultant, and advocate. His past positions include:
Director of Government and Regulatory Affairs, AES Wind Generation; Director, Standards
and Practices, Greenhouse Gas Services, LLC; Deputy Assistant Secretary, US Department of
Energy; Commissioner, Texas Public Utility Commission; Sustainability Leader, NatureWorks,
LLC; and Managing, Director & Principal, Rocky Mountain Institute.
In addition to his duties with Austin Energy, Karl chairs the board of the Center for Resource
Solutions and chairs the Green-e Governance Board for the Green-e Certification Program for
renewable energy-based products. He is also an advisor to the Texas Interfaith Power & Light
project.
Mr. Rabago is an attorney (University of Texas Law School, J.D. with Honors) with post-
doctorate degrees in environmental (LL.M., Pace University School of Law) and military law
(LL.M., US Army Judge Advocate General's School). A veteran of more than 12 years in the US
Army, he served as a cavalry officer and member of the Judge Advocate General's Corps, and
is Airborne and Ranger qualified.
Married for more than 28 years to his wife Pam, Karl is the proud father of three grown
children and the grandfather of Avery Victoria Rabago.
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EPA's Green Power Purchaser Awards
The EPA Purchaser Awards honor EPA Green Power Partners that have helped build a market
for green power by making significant purchases of renewable energy. Award winners were
selected based upon criteria including the quantity and type of renewable energy purchased,
the impact of their green power purchases, the extent to which their actions have helped to
establish a precedent that may catalyze similar actions by others, and the extent to which
they demonstrated innovative purchasing strategies.
DOE's Green Power Supplier Awards
The DOE Supplier Awards recognize U.S. suppliers of green power based on qualitative and
quantitative criteria including their use of innovative programs, number of customers served,
benefits offered to customers, and total annual renewable energy sales. To be eligible, these
products and programs must serve voluntary green power markets.
CRS's Market Development Awards
The Center for Resource Solutions' Market Development Awards recognize efforts to build the
green power marketplace, and advance the renewable energy industry. They honor innovative
marketing and promotional campaigns to increase widespread awareness of renewable energy
options, cutting-edge outreach efforts by individuals or organizations to boost interest in
green power, and outstanding contributions and continuous individual achievement in
support of renewable energy.
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EPA Green Power Purchaser Awards
On-Site Generation
Applied Materials
Butte College
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. / California and Texas Facilities
Green Power Purchasing
Beaulieu Commercial
Bloomberg LP
EarthColor, Inc.
Foulger-Pratt Management, Inc.
Motorola, Inc.
Neenah Paper, Inc.
Shaklee Corporation
Steelcase USA
The Joinery
Western Pennsylvania Energy Consortium
Green Power Partner of the Year
Deutsche Bank AG
Intel Corporation
Kohl's Department Stores
Mohawk Fine Papers, Inc.
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DOE Green Power Supplier Awards
Non-Utility Green Power Supplier of the Year
SDegrees
Bonneville Environmental Foundation
Utility Green Power Program of the Year
Central Vermont Public Service Corporation — Cow Power™
Madison Gas and Electric Company
Puget Sound Energy
CRS Market Development Awards
Best Green Power Education Outreach Program
Bonneville Environmental Foundation
Best Promotional Campaign by a Green Power Purchaser
PepsiCo, Inc.
Best Marketing Campaign by a Green Power Supplier
AmerenUE
Green Power Pioneer
Ed Holt, Ed Holt & Associates, Inc.
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(as of August 5, 2009)
The Green Power Leadership Club honors Partners in EPA's Green Power Partnership program
that have made an exemplary green power purchase. Club members must make a green
power purchase which exceeds the minimum Green Power Leadership Club purchase require-
ments. Eligibility for the Club is determined on an annual basis.
AAR CORP.
AC Label, LLC
Alpine Bank
American Jewish Committee
ARAMARK Parks and
Destinations
Arapahoe Basin Ski Resort
Arizona Lithographers
Arnold & Porter LLP
Aspen Skiing Company
Auraria Higher Education Center
Austin (TX) Independent School
District
Austin Grill
Backcountry.com
Bath Junkie
Beaulieu Commercial
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C.
Bloomberg LP
Brinderson
Buck Hill Ski Area
Bunker Hill Community College
BurstNET Technologies, Inc.
Burt's Bees
Callaway Gardens
Capitol Aggregates
Carlton Fields, P.A.
Carnegie Mellon University
Carousel Center Company, LP
Castle on the Hudson
Catamount Ski Area
Chadbourne & Parke LLP
Chelsea Piers
Cherokee Investment Partners
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Citizens for Pennsylvania's
Future
City of Albuquerque, NM
City of Beaverton, OR
City of Bellingham, WA
City of Dallas, TX
City of Grand Rapids, MI
City of Gresham, OR
City of Houston, TX
City of Lacey WA
City of Palo Alto, CA
City of San Diego, CA
City of Santa Monica, CA
Clif Bar
Clover Technologies
Coating Excellence
International, LLC
College Houses
Columbia College Chicago
Com-Pak Services, Inc.
Connecticut College
Corvallis Environmental Center
Country Life Vitamins
Creative Werks LLC
Crescent Condominium Unit
Owners Association
Curtis Packaging Corporation
Dansko
David Evans and Associates, Inc.
Dell Inc.
Deutsche Bank AG
DG3 - Diversified Global
Graphics Group
Diamond Packaging
DMI Industries, Inc.
DreamHost
Dupli Envelope and Graphics
Dynagraf, Inc.
EarthColor, Inc.
Eastern University
EasyStreet Online Services, Inc.
Emmis Austin Radio
Encore Ceramics, Inc.
ENSR Corporation
ERG
Esurance
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Fetzer Vineyards
First Evangelical Free Church
Fitzgerald Auto Malls
Flagship Press
Foulger-Pratt Management, Inc.
Foundation Communities
Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.
Frontier Natural Products Co-op
Garden of Life
General Converting, Inc.
Georgian Court University
Gettysburg College
Ginny's Printing
Glenstone
Goetz Printing Company
Grand Targhee Resort
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters
Greenwich Academy
GSD&M
Harding Poorman Group, Inc.
Herman Miller Inc.
HSBC North America
ING
Intel Corporation
Inter-American Development
Bank
Interface, Inc.
Irides, LLC
iStoreGreen
J.S. McCarthy Printers
Jackson Hole Mountain Resort
Johnson & Johnson
K-l Packaging Group
Kettle Foods
Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP
K Line America
Knepper Press
KNTV Television Inc. NBC 11
Kohl's Department Stores
Kroenke Sports Enterprises
Legacy Hotel and Meeting
Centre
Lewis & Clark College
Live Nation / San Francisco
Los Angeles Convention Center
Lundberg Family Farms
Maudie's Restaurants
Maximus Coffee Group, LP
McCormick Distilling
Merritt 7 Venture, LLC
Metcalfe's Sentry
Method Products, Inc.
Mohawk Fine Papers Inc.
MOM's Organic Market
Monadnock Paper Mills
Monroe Litho, Inc.
Montgomery County, PA
Mortenson Construction
MOSAIC
Motorola, Inc.
National Press Club
Neenah Paper, Inc.
New 42nd Street, Inc
New Belgium Brewing Company
New Leaf Paper
Nokia USA
Northwestern University
Norwood School
Novus International, Inc.
Oberlin College
Omega Institute for Holistic
Studies, Inc.
Oregon Convention Center
Oregon State University
Pacific Lutheran University
Palo Alto Regional Water Quality
Control Plant
Patton Boggs LLP
PepsiAmericas, Inc.
Pepsi Bottling Ventures, LLC
PepsiCo
Performance Bicycles
Philadelphia Eagles
Phipps Conservatory and
Botanical Gardens
Pictorial Offset Corporation
Port of Vancouver
Powdr Resorts
prAna
Press Media Corporation
Proprio LP t/a Savoy Suites Hotel
Quality Printing Company
Rebekah Baines Johnson Center
REI
Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi
L.L.P.
Rockfish Bar and Grill &
Kaufmann's Tavern
Rowan University
Sandy Alexander Inc.
Santa Clara University
Santa Fe Natural Tobacco
Company
SAP America
SemaSys, Inc.
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Shaklee Corporation
Sierra Nevada Brewing Company
Society for Neuroscience
Southeastern Container, Inc.
Southern New Hampshire
University
Southern Oregon University
Sprint Nextel
St. Martin's Evangelical
Lutheran Church
St. Mary's College of Maryland
Stanley Machining & Tool Corp
Staples
Starbucks
Steelcase USA
Stevens Pass Resort
Stoel Rives
Stratton Mountain
Sugar Bowl Ski Resort
Sutherland Asbill & Brennan
Swarthmore College
Syracuse University
Tazo Tea
The Bank of New York Mellon
The Catholic University of
America
The Dalton School
The Dannon Company Inc.
The Evergreen State College
The Franciscan Monastery of
Saint Claire
The Holland, Inc.
The Nature Conservancy
The Nightingale-Bamford School
The North Face
The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc.
The Philadelphia Phillies
The Talbott Hotel
The Tower Companies
The World Bank Group
Third Sector New England
Thoro Packaging
Touchmark at Coffee Creek
Retirement Community
Town of Breckenridge, CO
Town of Vail, CO
Trentuno LP t/a Carlysle Suites
Hotel
Trinity Capital Corporation
Triple Peaks LLC
Tualatin Valley Water District
Two C Pack Systems
U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency
University of California,
Santa Cruz
University of Central Oklahoma
University of Denver
University of Pennsylvania
Vail Resorts, Inc.
Velocity Print Solutions
Village of Northbrook, IL
Warren Wilson College
Washington Suburban Sanitary
Commission
Watkins Glen International
Western Washington University
Whatcom County, WA
Whitman College
Whole Foods Market
Williamson Printing
World Resources Company
XMission Internet
X-nth Inc.
York Hospital
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EPA Purchaser Awards
APPLIED
MATERIALS®
Category: On-Site Generation
Applied Materials
Applied Materials is one of the world's leading
suppliers of equipment to manufacture semiconduc-
tors, flat panel LCDs, and solar photovoltaics. As a
green power purchaser, generator, and solar manu-
facturing equipment provider, Applied Materials is
striving to meet its company's goal of making renewable energy a meaningful contributor to
the global energy supply. Applied Materials' annual green power usage, including on-site solar
generation at its facilities in Texas and California, is more than 34 million kilowatt-hours.
Applied Materials is actively promoting the concept of turning parking lots into power plants.
The company is leading this effort through its two-megawatt rooftop- and parking lot-based
solar array system at its research and development campus in California. This array is among
the largest on an existing corporate campus in the United States.
In addition to its on-site generation, Applied Materials has purchased more than 31 million
kilowatt-hours of green power from projects located in Texas and California.
To promote green power and environmental awareness, Applied Materials has developed
creative outreach and educational methods, including a "Bright Future" card game. This card
game is used by teachers across the country to educate students about renewable energy, sus-
tainability practices, and about the importance of working together to protect the planet.
Applied Materials expects to install more on-site solar generation capacity at additional
facilities, as well as purchase additional green power from local utilities.
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Category: On-Site Generation
Butte College
Butte College was founded in 1967 and is situated on a 928-acre
wildlife refuge nestled within the Sierra Nevada foothills of
northern California. The college has set a goal of reaching
"carbon neutrality" by 2015. To achieve this goal, Butte College
is ramping up its on-site solar electricity generation in three
phases by more than a million kilowatt-hours annually.
Butte College installed its first 5,700 solar panels on a four-acre
field in 2005. In 2009, Butte College completed a second phase of on-site generation by
installing four additional solar arrays, bringing the total number of panels to over 10,000.
These additional panels generate 1.6 million kilowatt-hours of electricity annually and have
saved the college $300,000 annually in energy costs, reducing its utility bills by a third. Butte
College currently produces 39 percent of its electricity needs through its solar arrays,
generating more than 2.7 million kilowatt-hours per year. Proposals for a third phase are in
consideration.
To promote green power and educate the student body on the benefits of on-site solar
electricity, the College has placed four interactive kiosks on its campus. The kiosks include
information on the three-phase solar installation plan, solar electricity generation, and real-
time solar production.
The campus is also helping to train a future "green" workforce by launching a certificate
program in sustainable studies and offering green building courses and workshops on the
weekends. The college's solar arrays are incorporated into courses' curriculum to show
students solar technology at work.
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Category: On-Site Generation
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. / California and Texas Facilities
Walmart ;|c
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is one of the world's largest
retailers and a member of the Fortune 500. The
company is steadily investing in green power as
part of its long-term goal of being supplied by 100
percent renewable energy. During the past two years, the company has taken steps to increase
the amount of green power used at its California- and Texas-based stores, Sam's Club
locations, and distribution centers. In 2008, Wal-Mart's on-site green power produced and
wind power purchased totaled more than 240 million kilowatt-hours of electricity, placing it
on EPA's National Top 50 Green Power Purchasers and Fortune 500 lists.
The company installed company-owned solar photovoltaic arrays at many facilities in
California. As Wal-Mart developed and implemented its solar program, it shared lessons
learned with other retailers and business entities to further promote green power within its
industry sector. Wal-Mart also engages its customers by offering renewable energy systems for
homes and businesses at nine of its Sam's Club stores in southern California.
For its 350 Texas stores and facilities, Wal-Mart has established a four-year wind power
purchase agreement with a wind farm located in Notrees, Texas. This wind farm is expected to
generate 226 million kilowatt-hours of renewable energy annually, which will supply up to 15
percent of the electricity demand for Wal-Mart's Texas stores and facilities.
Looking forward, the company plans to nearly double its solar energy use in California by
installing solar panels at up to 20 additional Wal-Mart facilities by 2011.
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Category: Green Power Purchasing
Beaulieu Commercial
Based in Adairsville, Georgia, Beaulieu Commercial is
one of the world's leading carpet product manufactur-
ers. In 2008, the company made a purchase of over
nine million kilowatt-hours of wind-derived renewable
energy certificates (RECs), supplying 100 percent green
power for its U.S. facilities. As part of Beaulieu's overall
environmental strategy, the company's carpet tile
backing is made of 85 percent postconsumer material
and all of its carpet products contain some portion of postconsumer material.
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To promote its green power purchase both internally and externally, Beaulieu Commercial has
produced and conducted several press releases, press conferences, and print, radio, and
television advertising. Beaulieu Commercial's public Web site shares information about its
green power purchase with a broad audience.
Beaulieu Commercial has found that a large benefit of its purchase has been educating its
employees on the benefits and importance of green power. The company hopes that its
commitment to green power will drive employees to adopt clean energy practices both at
home and at work.
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Bloomberg
Category: Green Power Purchasing
Bloomberg LP
Bloomberg LP is an information-service, news,
and media organization that provides
information for businesses and professionals
around the world. In 2008, Bloomberg purchased
more than 155 million kilowatt-hours of wind- and biomass-generated renewable energy cer-
tificates (RECs). This purchase covers 64 percent of the annual electricity use across
Bloomberg's U.S. operations, and places the company among the largest buyers on EPA's
National Top 50 Green Power Purchasers list.
Bloomberg communicates the importance of its green power purchase to its workforce,
vendors, and stakeholders through several outreach tools, including tradeshows, employee
education programs, and workshops.
Purchasing green power is part of Bloomberg's larger initiative to reduce its greenhouse gas
emissions, which also includes energy efficiency improvements and aggressive waste
reduction strategies. The company is also planning to install on-site solar systems to power its
U.S. facilities.
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Category: Green Power Purchasing
EarthColor, Inc.
EARTHCOLOR
Headquartered in New Jersey, EarthColor, Inc.
is a commercial printer with facilities
throughout the United States. In 2008,
EarthColor purchased more than 27 million
kilowatts-hours of wind-derived renewable
energy certificates (RECs), which supplies 100 percent of the company's electricity needs.
Having purchased wind energy since 2006, EarthColor actively highlights its commitment to
renewable energy through interviews, press conferences, speaking events, newsletters, and at
industry trade shows. EarthColor also encourages its clients and supply chain partners to
embrace the benefits of renewable energy through its Client/Merchant Education Program.
Purchasing green power is one aspect of EarthColor's growing environmental sustainability
program. As an EPA Climate Leader, the company has pledged to reduce its greenhouse gas
emissions by 40 percent per dollar sales by 2012. In addition to purchasing green power,
EarthColor has taken active steps to reduce or recycle its manufacturing waste, reduce its
energy use through energy efficiency improvements, and work with its suppliers to develop
more environmentally-friendly products.
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Category: Green Power Purchasing
Foulger-Pratt Management, Inc.
FOULGER-PRATT
We Build to Last
Foulger-Pratt Management, Inc. is a member of the
family-owned Foulger-Pratt Companies, a real estate
development, construction and management firm
founded in 1963 and headquartered in Rockville,
Maryland. The company oversees the management of
nearly five million square feet of office space located
within the Washington Metropolitan Area. In 2009,
Foulger-Pratt Management purchased more than 34 million kilowatt-hours of wind-derived
renewable energy certificates (RECs), which powers 74 percent of its facilities.
To increase awareness of its purchase, Foulger-Pratt Management installed plaques that
announce its green power commitment in each of the main lobbies of its buildings and
informed its 225 tenant firms through an internal newsletter. The company also hung a large
banner announcing the purchase on its Potomac, Maryland, building, which faces a major
highway and can be seen by an estimated 70,000 cars daily.
Moving forward, Foulger-Pratt Management's goal is to purchase 100 percent green power for
its entire portfolio.
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Category: Green Power Purchasing
Motorola, Inc.
Motorola, Inc. increased its green
power purchase by 55 percent from
2008 to 2009, for a total of more than
78 million kilowatt-hours of renewable
energy certificates (RECs). The wind-generated RECs supply 20 percent of the company's U.S.
electricity needs. Motorola's purchase ranks among the top 20 in the Green Power
Partnership's Fortune 500 Challenge.
Motorola promotes its green power purchase through press releases and its public Web site.
The company has been able to include its workforce in its environmental promotion efforts —
more than 10,000 employee volunteers participated in Motorola's green-themed Global Day
of Service, where employees worldwide participated in various community and environmen-
tal projects.
Motorola also offers customers a takeback program to collect electronic equipment for reuse
and recycling as well as designs products that have a reduced environmental impact, such as a
new mobile phone made plastic derived from recycled water cooler bottles. The company
continues to lead through its green power initiatives and serves as an example to businesses
interested in learning more about green power.
Motorola plans to steadily increase its U.S. green power percentage.
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Neenah Paper, Inc.
ENA PAPER INC
Neenah Paper, Inc. is one of North
America's largest manufacturers of premium
writing, text, and cover papers. Neenah
Paper has been purchasing green power
since 2005, and currently purchases more than 46 million kilowatt-hours annually. Neenah
plans to continue its green power investment in direct relationship to its sales growth.
Neenah promotes its green power use through public speaking engagements at sustainability
conferences, press releases, participation in the Green-e Advisory Council for the print, paper
and packaging industry, and its "Conservation" newsletter series, an educational marketing
piece about its environmental initiatives.
The purchase of green power is one part of the company's overall commitment to sustainabil-
ity. Neenah Paper also is a member of EPA's SmartWay Transport Partnership and has worked
to meet various environmental standards, including the Green Seal Certification and the
Forest Stewardship Council Chain-of-Custody Certification.
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^Shaklee
Creating Healthier Lives'
Category: Green Power Purchasing
Shaklee Corporation
Located in Pleasanton, California, Shaklee
Corporation has been manufacturing natural
nutrition, personal care, and home care
products for over 50 years. In 2000, Shaklee
Corporation became one of the first consumer
products companies to purchase 100 percent green power. Since then, Shaklee has demon-
strated a continued commitment to green power. In 2008, the company purchased more than
six million kilowatt-hours of wind-derived renewable energy certificates (RECs) to cover its
entire electricity needs.
To reach out to both internal and external audiences about its green power purchase as well
as future sustainability efforts, Shaklee has used various outreach tools, including a public
Web site, press releases, and media outreach. In 2009, the company hosted an Earth Day
event at its world headquarters, which featured several keynote speakers who spoke about
Shaklee's environmental history and commitment to green power.
As an EPA Climate Leader, Shaklee plans to maintain its net zero U.S. greenhouse gas
emissions through its purchase of green power and carbon offsets as well as other environ-
mental initiatives. It has also begun exploring opportunities to install solar photovoltaic tech-
nologies at its facility.
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Steelcase USA
Steelcase USA began in 1912 as a metal office
furniture company in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Today, the company's portfolio includes three
core elements of an office environment: interior
architecture, furniture, and technology.
Steelcase is taking meaningful steps toward a more sustainable future. One example of this is
Steelcase's recent agreement to purchase all of the green power produced from the "Wege
Wind Energy Farm, provided by Steelcase" in Texas for the wind farm's first five years of
operation. Through this commitment, Steelcase has purchased enough green power to equal a
minimum of 20 percent of its annual electricity usage, or more than 28 million kilowatt-
hours in 2009. This purchase represents roughly a ten-fold increase from 2007. With this
commitment, Steelcase ranks among the largest purchasers of U.S. wind renewable energy cer-
tificates (RECs) in the office furniture industry.
Steelcase spreads the word about green power and its commitment through media outreach
and interviews, sales team communications, marketing brochures, its Corporate Responsibility
report, and a white paper on the Wege Wind Energy Farm. Its executive leadership team will
be sharing the white paper on the Wege Wind Farm at trade shows, industry events, and
speaking engagements to further educate the industry and the public on the company's
commitment, how it came to this commitment, and why green power may be a good fit for
other companies.
In addition to its green power commitment, Steelcase has set its EPA Climate Leaders' goal to
reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 40 percent per dollar sales from 2004 to 2009.
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The Joinery
Established in 1982, The Joinery, a hardwood furniture
producer, has been on the forefront of small businesses
and environmentally safe initiatives. The Joinery has a
rich history of supporting green power, beginning in
1996 with its first purchase of wind-derived renewable
energy certificates (RECs). In 2004, it increased its wind
power purchase to cover 100 percent of its electricity
needs. In 2008, The Joinery purchased 280 million kilowatt-hours of green power, again equal
to its entire electricity consumption.
The Joinery educates its staff and customers of its green power commitment and its benefits
through company seminars, store window stickers, brochures and flyers, speaking events,
conferences, and presentations.
In addition to The Joinery's commitment to green power, the company has put into action
several other sustainability programs. To reduce waste, The Joinery's paper products are
produced from 100 percent postconsumer recycled materials and the company donates its
leftover scrap wood and sawdust. The Joinery has also shortened its work week to a four-day
work week to limit employee commuting and has worked to meet various environmental
standards and certifications, including the Forest Stewardship Council certification.
The Joinery plans to install on-site solar photovoltaic panels on its facility by 2012.
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Category: Green Power Purchasing
Western Pennsylvania Energy Consortium
The Western Pennsylvania Energy Consortium (WPEC) is
comprised of the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County
Pittsburgh Water & Sewer, The Sports and Exhibition Authority,
and the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium. These organizations
have come together to form a single purchasing authority
focused on green power initiatives and other environmental
programs. In 2008, WPEC made a purchase of more than 11
million kilowatt-hours of renewable energy certificates (RECs),
which were used to supply 10 percent of WPEC's annual
electricity needs. Through this conglomerate, affiliated members now have the opportunity to
purchase larger amounts of green power at more affordable prices.
To increase awareness of its green power purchase, WPEC communicates with media and the
public through press releases, press conferences, and seminars. WPEC attracts additional
members into the consortium by holding press conferences at nearby universities and county
government facilities.
During 2009, WPEC plans to increase its use of green power to 15 percent of its annual
electricity needs. This green power increase will assist the consortium toward its goal of
reducing its 2003 greenhouse gas emissions level by 20 percent by 2023.
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Category: Green Power Partner of the Year
Deutsche Bank AG
Founded in Berlin in 1870, Deutsche Bank
is a global investment bank with close to
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In 2009, the company made an annual
purchase of 160 million kilowatt-hours of wind-derived renewable energy certificates (RECs),
which represents 100 percent of the electricity needs for its U.S. operations. This purchase
parallels the growth in the organization's international renewable portfolio.
Green power plays an important part in Deutsche Bank's overall environmental strategy to
become carbon neutral by 2012. To achieve this, the bank plans to increase energy efficiency
at its buildings and technology infrastructure as well as continue to use green power for its
U.S. electricity use.
Deutsche Bank proudly supports the development of green power resources. The bank com-
municates its green power commitment to employees, customers, and the community at large
through its Banking-on-Green.com public Web site and news releases. In addition, Deutsche
Bank shares its climate neutral strategy through industry peer groups and presentations.
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Category: Green Power Partner of the Year
Intel Corporation
Since January 2008, Intel has led the way as the nation's
largest voluntary corporate buyer of green power. Intel's green
power purchase ranks the largest in the Green Power
Partnership, placing it on top of EPA's National Top 50 and
Fortune 500 purchaser lists. Intel's current green power
purchase of more than 1.3 billion kilowatt-hours is equal to
nearly 50 percent of its annual U.S. electric use.
During 2008, Intel initiated a pilot program to install on-site solar photovoltaic systems at
several Intel facilities. Intel has completed its first two U.S. solar installations in Hillsboro,
Oregon, and Rio Rancho, New Mexico. Both projects are designed to highlight the benefits of
solar energy use in data centers. These projects are considered first steps of a larger program to
identify and implement cost-effective green power opportunities at additional Intel facilities.
To increase awareness of its commitment to green power within its organization, the
company's intranet site features a "Green Intel" forum where employees from around the
world can learn about Intel's environmental initiatives, learn how they can participate, and
share ideas for work and at home. Some employees have used the "share" feature to discuss
the details of solar panel installations at their homes or how to make their homes more
energy efficient. To engage and educate employees and visitors, Intel placed a kiosk in the
lobby of one of its facilities that hosts a solar rooftop installation. The kiosk displays real-time
energy production and plays a video about Intel's other green power commitments.
Intel hopes its large green power purchase spurs additional development and demand for
renewable energy.
Intel received a Partner of the Year Award in 2008.
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Kohl's Department Stores
Based in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, Kohl's has 1,022
stores across 49 states. Purchasing green power has become
an integral part of Kohl's strategy to reduce its environ-
mental impact and demonstrate leadership within the
retail sector. Since joining the Green Power Partnership in
2006, Kohl's has steadily increased its green power usage.
Kohl's current commitment of more than 600 million
kilowatt-hours supplies 50 percent of its electricity needs.
Kohl's is one of the world's largest retail solar hosts, with 69 solar power systems activated in
California, New Jersey, Wisconsin, and Connecticut. The company retains the renewable
energy certificates (RECs) for 30 of those installations. Ten additional systems are in construc-
tion. Its activated solar arrays provide 20 to 40 percent of the power to each store they serve.
Additionally, Kohl's purchases RECs and utility green power products.
Kohl's communicates its green power commitment to employees through an intranet Web
site and video. Kohl's spreads the word to the public about its green power use through news
releases, its annual report, and a dedicated sustainability Web site, www.kohlsgreenscene.com.
In 2009, the company's vendor service team will distribute a sustainability survey to its top
300 merchandise vendors to ascertain the level of the vendors' environmental and green
power commitment. After the survey is completed, Kohl's will provide an educational flyer on
green power and how to support green power resources to all 300 vendors.
Kohl's received a Green Power Leadership Award in 2007 and 2008.
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EPA Purchaser Awards
Category: Green Power Partner of the Year
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Mohawk Fine Papers, Inc.
Headquartered in Cohoes, New York, Mohawk Fine
Papers, Inc. is one of the largest manufacturers of
fine text and cover papers in the United States. In
2003, Mohawk became one the first large-scale paper
production facilities in the United States to support
its operations with wind energy, with a renewable energy certificate (REC) purchase of four
million kilowatt-hours. Since then, Mohawk Fine Papers has progressively increased its level of
purchase to 110 million kilowatt-hours annually. This commitment represents the purchased
electricity use for all of Mohawk's manufacturing, converting, and distribution operations in
New York and Ohio. In 2009, Mohawk extended this commitment to cover the emissions
from purchased electricity of its off-site product manufacturing by selected suppliers.
Mohawk shares its enthusiasm for renewable energy and its social, environmental, and
economic benefits with its stakeholders, employees, and external community through a
variety of communications efforts. This includes press releases, print advertising, a public Web
site, radio and television appearances, and supplier, distributor and customer outreach.
To reduce its climate change impact, Mohawk has adopted several greenhouse gas emissions
reduction strategies. Beyond purchasing green power, Mohawk has committed to set an
aggressive emissions reduction goal through EPA's Climate Leaders program, uses recycled
fiber in its products, and continues to maintain its sustainable forestry certifications,
including the Forest Stewardship Council.
Mohawk received a Green Power Leadership Award in 2005 and a Partner of the Year Award in
2007.
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Category: Non-Utility Green Power Supplier of the Year
3Degrees
SDegrees is a recognized market leader in renewable
energy and climate mitigation products and
consulting services. SDegrees originates and markets
Green-e® Energy Certified Renewable Energy Certifi-
cates (RECs) and Verified Emission Reductions from
projects around the world. SDegrees also works in partnership with utilities to offer residential
and business customers a voluntary green power option.
SDegrees sources RECs from over 300 renewable generation facilities across the United States.
It has conducted REC supply-side business in 34 U.S. states, supporting all eligible renewable
energy resources. SDegrees' upfront agreements to purchase RECs have been instrumental in
the development of new renewable energy projects, both utility-scale and distributed on-site
renewable energy generation. SDegrees has worked with over 147 solar facilities under 500
kilowatts (kW), with 77 of those being projects under 100 kW. Their renewable energy sales
have seen significant growth in the last four years; SDegrees renewable energy sales in 2009
are expected to reach 4.5 million megawatt-hours (MWhs).
SDegrees is committed to building the highest level of integrity and quality in the
marketplace. The company actively promotes independent oversight of renewable energy and
carbon offset markets. SDegrees develops customer case studies and best practices to
encourage the business and regulatory community to take action towards responsible green
power purchasing and sales practices. SDegrees also works closely with its customers to
engage their diverse stakeholders, from supply chains to employees and customers, to support
renewable energy.
SDegrees received Green Power Leadership Awards in the Large Commercial/Industrial Green
Power Supplier Category in 2007 and 2008.
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Category: Non-Utility Green Power Supplier of the Year
Bonneville Environmental Foundation
As a non-profit supplier of green power, Bonneville
Environmental Foundation (BEF) is creating a
more sustainable future by investing in green
power development, energy education and fresh
water. Founded in Portland, Oregon in 1998, BEF
aspires to achieve significant environmental
benefits by re-investing the profits from the sale of
their green power products in renewable energy development. In 2008, BEF provided 950,000
MWhs of renewable energy certificates to its 350 commercial and 400 residential customers.
Since 2000, BEF and its partners have supported over 2.5 million MWh of renewable energy
generation throughout the United States.
In 2002 BEF launched its Ski Green program — one of the first retail "mini RECs" available in
the marketplace. The Ski Green program offers skiers from over 25 ski resorts across the US
the opportunity to pay $2 to offset the carbon emissions associated with their round trip
drive to the ski resort. Largely spurred by the success of its Ski Green Program, BEF now offers
a Tour Green program (a $2 "mini REC" for vacationers in state and national parks in Alaska);
a Paddle Green program (a $2 "mini REC" for canoe and paddle outfitters); and a Commute
Green program (a mini offset for colleges and university commuters).
In addition to providing product content labels as evidence of clarity and completeness of
consumer disclosure, BEF offers interactive games, animated videos and energy efficiency tips
on its new, consumer friendly website.
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Category: Utility Green Power Program of the Year
Central Vermont Public Service Corporation - Cow Power™
CVPS Cow Power™, developed by
Central Vermont Public Service,
is one of the nation's first
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energy programs that uses
methane-based power generation from cow manure. CVPS Cow Power™
promotes a manure management system that provides clean, renewable
energy and strives to help solve numerous environmental problems. Since the program's
inception in 2004, a total of over 42 million kWh have been sold through customers'
enrollment. In 2008, sales increased by over 1.3 million kWh (over 10 percent) from 2007.
CVPS Cow Power™ promotes development and reliance on renewable energy in Vermont by
creating a market for energy generated by burning methane from cow manure. The program
has received with strong public interest and enrollment, with nearly 4,000 of the company's
159,000 customers enrolled. The farms participating in Cow Power receive 95 percent of the
market price for the energy generated, plus a 4-cent/kWh premium from the customer.
When customer demand for Cow Power exceeds supply, the company purchases renewable
energy credits with the excess Cow Power payments or deposits revenues into the CVPS
Renewable Development Fund. The CVPS Renewable Development Fund provides incentives
to farmers to stimulate further renewable generation. The first Cow Power farm project went
on line in January 2005. Six farms are now producing Cow Power, and three more are
expected to be on line by the end of 2009.
CVPS Cow Power has received the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Commissioner's Choice Seal of Quality. In 2006, the program, in partnership with the first
Cow Power producer, the Audet family's Blue Spruce Farm, received the Governor's Award for
Environmental Excellence.
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regulated, investor-owned utility and the main
subsidiary of MGE Energy, Inc. MGE serves 141,000
customers in seven south-central and western
Wisconsin counties. MGE's green power initiative, ffladiSOn Ga5 and
composed of an expanded "Green Power
Tomorrow" program along with the Clean Power Partners program, was established to create
alternative and affordable renewable energy sources,
In 2008, MGE expanded its Wind Power program to 152 million kWh and renamed the
expanded program "Green Power Tomorrow." By adding new wind resources in Wisconsin
and local, customer-owned solar systems to the program supply, MGE was able to offer more
customers the option to support renewable energy development, while also reducing the price
premium from 2.68 cents/kWh to 1 cent/kWh above standard electricity rates. As a result of
the lower premium individual, the number of participants purchasing 100 percent green
power has grown from 20 percent in 2007 to 70 percent in 2009.
The addition of wind resources has also allowed MGE to create a buyback rate program, Clean
Power Partners, which has helped stimulate a local solar market. Customers who install solar
electric systems on their homes or businesses can opt to sell this energy back to MGE for
$0.25/kWh.
At the end of 2008, after an extensive marketing campaign to promote the increase of its
available green power, residential participation in MGE's Green Energy Tomorrow program
grew 189 percent, and business participation grew 94 percent from 2007 levels. In 2009, sales
continue to grow — MGE is currently on pace to exceed 150 million kWh in sales for 2009.
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the option to participate. In 2008, the program serviced more than 20,000 participants, and
produced more than 290 million kWh in sales.
The 2008-2009 standard rate resource mix includes 71 percent wind, 28 percent biomass, and
1 percent solar. All facilities supported by the program are located in the Pacific Northwest,
with locations in Washington, Oregon and Idaho. The program's biomass resource includes
methane digesters, bioenergy facilities, and landfill gas.
PSE's program offers customers the option to match 100 percent of their electricity usage with
green power at an incremental cost of 1.25 cents/kWh, or buy blocks. Commercial customers
can also match up to 100 percent of their electricity usage with green power at an
incremental cost of 1.25 cents/kWh.
From year-end 2006 through year-end 2008, residential customer participation grew by more
than 20 percent to 20,619 participants. In the same period, residential MWh sales grew by
nearly 130 percent from over 59,000 MWh in 2006 to more than 135,000 MWh in 2008. The
higher rate of MWh sales growth relative to participation is due to the introduction of the
100 percent usage option, which has attracted approximately half of the new residential
customers.
Since its inception, PSE's Green Power Program has consistently been on NREL's list of Top
Ten Utility Green Power Programs.
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Category: Best Green Power Education Outreach Program
Solar 4R Schools presented by
Bonneville Environmental Foundation (BEF):
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to see and learn about solar electricity. Through WW^
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program familiarizes students, teachers, school adminis-
trators, facilities personnel, parents and other community members with the inner workings
of this renewable technology. Since its introduction in 2002, Solar4Schools has grown to one
of the most comprehensive solar schools program in the nation.
BEF provides solar-electric demonstrations at no cost to participating schools along with
online data access so students can monitor their solar project's performance and compare it to
others nationwide. Each school designates a teacher champion who serves as the solar
ambassador to the school community. BEF's education manager provides each teacher
champion and school with grade-level-appropriate activities, correlated to state or national
standards, and a comprehensive box of hands-on teaching materials to bring the activities to
life, including kits to build small solar cars and wind turbines, solar ovens and energy
monitoring devices.
Last year, Solar 4R Schools launched new curriculum materials drawing from various sources
including BEF, Kidwind, NEED, NREL and more. This year, the team is launching a new
website. Numbers show the program's depth and breadth — more than 40,000 students;
hundreds of teachers; more than 130 solar installations in 15 states and Washington, D.C.;
more than 1 million kWh generated by solar demonstrations and almost 1.5 million Ibs of
CC>2 avoided.
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Category: Best Promotional Campaign by a Green Power Purchaser
PepsiCo
Innovation in the food and beverage industry all too
often takes the form of a new package for an established
product. At PepsiCo's Frito-Lay division, one real
innovation has been to make renewable energy a prime
ingredient of their SunChips product line.
A key component of the SunChips marketing strategy has been to inspire consumers to make
small steps to help the planet. In terms of promoting use of renewable energy in the making
of SunChips, the company began with a Green-e® Energy certified renewable energy certificate
(REC) purchase and evolved to onsite solar installation, green packaging and an extensive
green challenge to the public.
PepsiCo contracts with Sterling Planet to purchase renewable energy certificates to match 100
percent of electricity use by the company at its facilities nationwide, including all of the Frito-
Lay's manufacturing facilities making SunChips. This commitment was signified by the use of
the Green-e logo prominantly displayed on the front of SunChips packages.
In 2008 the company installed a solar concentrating system with 192 solar collectors at the
SunChips facility in Modesto, CA, producing steam and enough electricty to produce all the
SunChips made in Modesto. SunChips is also building renewables into its packaging: today,
33% (one of three layers) of every 101/2 oz. SunChips bag is made with renewable plant-
based materials.
Finally, SunChips and National Geographic have joined forces to create the Green Effect, an
initiative to inspire individuals to spark a green movement in their communities.
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Category: Best Promotional Campaign by a Green Power Supplier
AmerenUE
The "Pure Power Is P.U.R.E.* Genius" campaign attracts
consumers to their green pricing program through identifi-
cation with the people used in the campaign. PURE Power is
a program of Missouri-based utility AmerenUE and is
administered by SDegrees. The novelty and originality of
the campaign is that each person featured is a "real person"
— and each had very simple but very meaningful reasons
for signing up. The campaign's use of familiar faces, local celebrities, family friends and their
unique stories gave credibility to a product consumers can identify with.
The campaign successfully personalizes and localizes what it means to support renewable
energy in a state where most people have never even seen a wind farm. By putting the
familiar face of a local celebrity and friendly family, the P.U.R.E.* Genius campaign helps
people relate to renewable energy as something that is relevant to their lives and their
community.
The P.U.R.E* Genius messaging is integrated into many other utility marketing pieces, event
materials and speaking engagements. The ads were seen throughout the City of St. Louis, on
buses, event signage and regularly in the Healthy Planet Magazine, The Vital Voice
Newspaper, the St. Louis Business journal and online at the program's customer website.
People Using Renewable Energy (P.U.R.E.) is a movement that thousands support and many
have adopted, and the ads have helped simplify the quest for "going green" in the St. Louis
community. In fact, appearing as a "Genius" in a Pure Power ad has become quite a local
honor within the St. Louis sustainability community!
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Category: Green Power Pioneer
Ed Holt, Ed Holt & Associates, Inc.
Whenever those of us in the renewable energy industry need a sane and steady
voice to vet our ideas or advance our debating points, the first name that comes
up is Ed Holt.
For more than 30 years, Ed has proven to be a highly trusted source of intelli-
gence and clear thinking about the big issues faced by the industry. His career
spans the earliest programs to encourage energy efficiency in the Pacific
Northwest, where he was a planner for Seattle City Light, to the most recent
developments in promoting and preserving green power markets.
One of his early achievements was the development of the Pacific Northwest's Lighting Design Lab.
In 1994, Ed moved across the country to join the Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP) in Maine,
where he published the Green Power Newsletter, providing the industry with important information
and insights on utility green pricing programs, competitive retail marketing of green power,
consumer willingness to pay for green power, and the development of renewable energy certificates
(RECs) as a green power marketing and trading mechanism.
In 1997, Ed authored the Green Pricing Resource Guide — the nation's first definitive guide to green
power marketing for electric utilities and the new breed of retail electricity marketers.
In the past decade, Ed has co-authored studies on REC policy nuances and market potential for the
National Renewable Energy Laboratory and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. His work on
preserving the value of voluntary markets within the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative's cap and
trade program serve as a model for other regional and national efforts to ensure that renewable
energy investments continue to play a role in greenhouse gas reductions policies.
More recently, his work has targeted the interaction between carbon emissions markets and
renewable energy, including renewable energy and emissions tracking and trading.
Ed's depth of knowledge, dedication to the industry, and affable personality have been invaluable to
the development and continued growth of the green power industry. Ed Holt is truly a Green Power
Pioneer.
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Award Winners
EPA Green Power Purchaser Awards DOE Green Power Supplier Awards
On-Site Generation
Kohl's Department Stores
Lundberg Family Farms
Green Power Purchasing
City of Houston, Texas
The Estee Lauder Companies, Inc. /
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Merritt 7 Venture, LLC
Oregon State University
Powdr Resorts
PepsiCo, Inc.
The Philadelphia Phillies
U.S. Air Force
Green Power Partner of the Year
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Bellingham, Washington Community
Intel Corporation
University of Pennsylvania
WhiteWave Foods Company
New Green Power Program
AmerenUE
Small Residential/Commercial/
Industrial Green Power Program
or Product of the Year
City of Palo Alto Utilities
Large Commercial/Industrial
Green Power Program or Supplier
of the Year
SDegrees
Sterling Planet
CRS Market Development Awards
Green Power Beacon Award
Portland General Electric
Honorable Mention: Detroit Edison
Green Power Pilot Award
Energy Action Coalition
Honorable Mention: Green Mountain Energy
Green Power Pioneer Award
Jan Hamrin
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