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Renewable Energy Purchase Announced
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced that it will power three
of its research facilities in Cincinnati, Ohio, with 100 percent renewable energy
through an agreement with Community Energy, Inc., a renewable energy marketing
company. By early 2002, EPA will be receiving nine percent of its electricity
from green sources, at facilities located in Richmond, Calif., Golden Colo.,
Chelmsford, Mass., Manchester, Wash., and Cincinnati, Ohio.
"The Bush Administration has asked the government to be the first to conserve
energy," said Administrator Christie Whitman. "These purchases represent a creative
and innovative approach to help solve our nation's energy crisis, while achieving
tremendous environmental benefits and charting the way for the emerging green
power market." The EPA Cincinnati facilities have committed to purchasing a
total of 15,560,000 kWh of premium renewable energy annually for three years,
with a three-year option to renew. Community Energy, Inc. will supply 778,000
kWh of New Wind Energy? each year from the Exelon Power Team at Mill Pennsylvania,
which will make up five percent of EPA Cincinnati's estimated usage. ComEd,
a subsidiary of Exelon Corp. that serves customers in Northern Illinois, in
partnership with Environmental Resources Trust (ERT), will supply the remainder
of the renewable energy contract with landfill gas energy from ComEd's territory
in Illinois.
By purchasing wind and biomass energy, EPA can claim large reductions in emissions
associated with the purchase of conventional energy. The emission benefits associated
with this purchase are approximately 16,000 tons carbon dioxide, 112,000 lbs.
nitrous oxides and 246,000 lbs. sulfur dioxide. Brent Alderfer, president of
Community Energy, Inc., said, "With this purchase of New Wind Energy, the EPA
is leading the way to a cleaner and more sustainable energy future. EPA's decision
to buy locally generated wind energy shows others that there are sensible clean
energy choices that can help to create a clear future. This is the kind of real
environmental leadership that will make a difference.
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