# Presentation: 832255

## The Green Power PartnershipMatt Clouse, US EPA (202) 564-0048 / clouse.matt@epa.gov

***5******th****** State and Local Climate Change Partners’ Conference***
***November 21, 2002***

## Presentation Overview

***What is Green Power?***
***Why Green Power?***
***The Green Power Market ***
***The Green Power Partnership***

## What is Green Power?

**Environmentally-differentiated electricity**
**Electricity that is entirely or significantly generated from:**

## Why Green Power?

**Renewables are ready**
- cost competitive
- available nationwide
**Offers a big environmental bang for the buck**
- electricity is single largest industrial source of air pollution
- electricity accounted for the largest share of CO2 emissions from fossil fuel combustion, approximately 42% in 2000
- a small fraction of your electricity budget offers big environmental and collateral benefits
**The green power market needs leaders!**

## Why Green Power?

**Diversified electricity generation mix**
- fuel price stability
- reduced electricity prices
- energy security
**Rural and other economic development**
**Customer choice and education**

## The Green Power Market

**The Green Power Market**

**Available Nationwide**
-  Green Tags
-  On-Site

## The Green Power Market

**New renewables serving the market**
**1000-7000 new MW ****	****	****	****	****forecast for 2010**

- Source: Lori Bird and Blair Swezey, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, January 2002
- Note: “Planned” = either already under construction or formally announced

- Source:  Forecasting the Growth of Green Power Markets in the United States:  NREL, Oct., 2001

## Goal –
reduce the emissions associated with electricity generation
Objective –
build market for green power among commercial, industrial and public sector organizations
standardize green power procurement as part of best practice environmental management

- reduce the emissions associated with electricity generation
**Objective**** –**
- build market for green power among commercial, industrial and public sector organizations
- standardize green power procurement as part of best practice environmental management

**The Green Power Partnership**

## Partnership Benefits

**Procurement assistance**
- A Guide to Buying & Benefiting 				from Green Power
**Public recognition**
- communications and press assistance
- logo usage
- awards
**Peer networking**
- Partners’ Forums
- Newsletter

## Switch a percentage of electricity within a year
using eligible renewable resources 
solar, wind, geothermal, biogas, biomass, and small hydro
follow Green-e regional eligible resource standards
5% of the commitment must be “new” renewable resources*
in any combination of grid-based green power, renewable energy certificates, and on-site power generation
a facility, an operating unit, all facilities within a utility service territory or state, or entire organization can join
Provide annual updates
on electricity usage, percentage of “new” renewables in commitment, provider, and resource type

- using eligible renewable resources
- solar, wind, geothermal, biogas, biomass, and small hydro
- follow Green-e regional eligible resource standards
- 5% of the commitment must be “new” renewable resources*
- in any combination of grid-based green power, renewable energy certificates, and on-site power generation
- a facility, an operating unit, all facilities within a utility service territory or state, or entire organization can join
**Provide annual updates**
- on electricity usage, percentage of “new” renewables in commitment, provider, and resource type

**Partnership Pledge**

## Partnership Pledge

**Partnership Pledge**

## States
The State of Illinois
The State of Maryland
The State of New Jersey
The State of Utah’s Energy Office
Federal Agencies
US Army / Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Adelphi Labs, and Fort McNair
US Department of Agriculture / HQ Complex
US Department of Energy / Denver Regional Facilities, Forrestal and Germantown, MD Headquarters Facilities
US Environmental Protection Agency
US General Service Administration / Binghamton & Pirnie Federal Building
US National Park Service / Independence National Park

- The State of Illinois
- The State of Maryland
- The State of New Jersey
- The State of Utah’s Energy Office
**Federal Agencies**
- US Army / Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Adelphi Labs, and Fort McNair
- US Department of Agriculture / HQ Complex
- US Department of Energy / Denver Regional Facilities, Forrestal and Germantown, MD Headquarters Facilities
- US Environmental Protection Agency
- US General Service Administration / Binghamton & Pirnie Federal Building
- US National Park Service / Independence National Park

**Counties**
- Alameda County, CA / GSA facilities
- Arlington County, VA
- Lake County, IL / Public Building Commission & Waste Water Treatment
- Montgomery County, MD
**Cities**
- City of Chicago, IL
- City of Portland, OR
- City of Santa Monica, CA
- District of Columbia / Reeves Center &       2 Public Schools
- Village of Mackinaw, MI

**Public Sector Partners**

**Over 90 Partners now, including ...**

## 2002 Green Power Leadership Award Winners

**PARTNER OF THE YEAR**
- Kinko’s
- City of Chicago
**Grid-Connected Green Power Award**
- Advanced Micro Devices
- State of New Jersey
**Renewable Energy Certificates Awards**
- Pennsylvania State University
- University of Pennsylvania
**On-Site Generation Awards**
- County of Alameda, CA
- Johnson & Johnson

## The Bottom Line:Build Demand for Renewable Energy

**Green power has significant benefits **
- environment
- electricity rates
- energy security
**Green power has public support**
**Partnering with EPA makes switching to green power easier and more rewarding**
- Website has materials including the Letter of Intent

**Notes:**
Customer choice
	consumer education - the impact of traditional 		electric generation
Reduce the environmental impact of electricity use
reduce greenhouse gases
helps to improve local air quality
Energy security
Fuel price stability
Economic development
job creation
added income for farmers
improved tax base
Regain high tech lead in renewables

## www.epa.gov/greenpower