Santa Clara Top "Green" Power of the community in the United States

Santa Clara City has been verified by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) green Power communities more than 163 million top the rankings position-kilowatt hours (kWh) of electricity use in the community come from voluntary green power purchases.

In 2009 I would like to purchase from Santa Clara companies almost 38 million kWh of renewable energy certificates in the Silicon Valley Power Santa Clara Green Power program, which is managed jointly with with through 3Degrees. The program is the client's participation rate 8% during the period under review, the sixth best customer participation rate in the country. Santa Clara program 4 000 residential participants to purchase more than 25 million kWh corresponding wind and solar energy.In addition, some Santa Clara business supports renewable energy in the form of the purchase of RECs Triangle Instruments from other suppliers, in particular, the largest purchaser of renewable energy sources in the nation, certificates (RECs) is based on the Santa Clara Intel buying more than 1.4 billion kWhs corresponding 2009 national measures of the nation-wide vendor.

Other normal EPA rankings communities are: Gresham, OR (126 million kWh and 12%), Corvallis, OR (100 million kWh, 15%), Bellingham, WA (92 million kWh, 13% share) and Beaverton, OR (71 million kWh, 5%).

News Release-EPA names Santa Clara Top Green Power In United States, the community

News article-Santa Clara top "green" power to the community in the United States

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