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Narrator: Are you ready to be recognized as a leader in advancing the green power market?
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Green Power Partnership is a free voluntary
program that helps organizations procure electricity generated from renewable resources, and recognizes
their green power leadership.
EPA defines eligible green power as electricity
generated from renewable resources that provide the highest environmental benefit, such as
wind, solar, and geothermal.
EPA works with hundreds of organizations of
all shapes and sizes to accelerate the use of renewable electricity,
from Fortune 500 companies to small privately owned and operated businesses,
retailers, colleges and universities, and local, state, and federal agencies.
Altogether, our partners use billions of kilowatt hours of green power every year.
That's enough electricity to power millions of American homes.
There are many benefits to switching to green power.
It's one of the easiest ways for your organization to reduce its carbon footprint.
By using green power, you can help support the development
of new renewable energy projects, and you can often save money.
There are several ways to buy and use green power.
You can purchase green power directly through your utility's green power program.
Or you can build a renewable energy project on your property or off-site, and make sure
to keep the renewable energy certificates so you can claim that you're using green power.
Developing renewable energy projects is a tangible way to show your commitment to green
power to your employees and the community.
You can also purchase renewable energy certificates, also known as RECs.
RECs are like a form of currency.
Each REC represents one megawatt-hour of renewably generated electricity.
Buyers purchase RECs based on the type of renewable resource and when and where the power is generated.
If you're a larger organization or a more sophisticated energy buyer, you can get green
power through a long-term power purchase agreement.
This specific type of long-term contract can save you money,
and it's instrumental in getting new renewable energy projects built.
As a Green Power Partner, you'll have the opportunity to interact with all of our partners
to share best practices and successes.
We actively promote and recognize our partners on our website through our top partner lists
and with our annual Green Power Leadership awards.
Partners can use the Green Power Partner mark on websites and materials, demonstrating that
your use of renewable energy meets minimum purchase requirements supported by EPA.
And joining the partnership is easy.
First, you need to look at your organization's annual electricity use in the United States.
Then, check to see if you meet our minimum green power usage requirements.
The percentage of green power you need to purchase in order to participate depends on
how much electricity your organization uses.
We can work with you to identify the types of green power products that meet your specific goals.
Your involvement in this program is flexible, so you don't need to go all renewable all at once.
Many of our leading partners do increase their green power use over time.
To sign up, complete a one-page partnership agreement
and provide us with annual updates of your green power usage.
Join other leading U.S. organizations who are committed to reducing their carbon footprint
and expanding America's renewable energy markets.
Join the Green Power Partnership today!