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Santa Clara Becomes Second Largest Green Power Community In USA
Santa Clara CA (SPX) May 02, 2008 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has named the City of Santa Clara a Green Power Community, making the City only one of 14 communities to receive such an honor. Santa Clara ranks as the second largest Green Power Community, both in terms of population and size of its green power commitment-57 million kilowatt-hours annually. Together, the 14 communities are protecting the environment by purchasing nearly 300 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) of green power annually. "Santa Clara is known for its concern for the environment, so it is wonderful to receive national recognition for our ongoing commitment to renewable energy," says Patricia Mahan, Mayor for the City of Santa Clara. "This is a true community effort spearheaded by our municipal utility, and supported by the thousands of individual residents and businesses participating in the Santa Clara Green Power program." Santa Clara Green Power is a voluntary renewable energy program offered by Silicon Valley Power (SVP), the City of Santa Clara's municipal electric utility.
Power of Green While SVP already has one of the cleanest and greenest power mixes in the nation, its Santa Clara Green Power program allows customers to match 100 percent of their energy use with renewables. The Santa Clara community has achieved its new Green Power status by purchasing energy credits that have surpassed benchmarks established by the EPA. "EPA applauds our community partners for protecting our environment by purchasing green power," says EPA Administrator Stephen L. Johnson. "By voluntarily shifting to renewable energy, the community of Santa Clara, California, is proving you don't need to wait for a signal in order to go green."
Committing to More Than One Million kWh of Renewable Energy "We are excited that our City has made an additional commitment to green power totaling more than one million kilowatt-hours," says Larry Owens, Division Manager, Marketing and Customer Services for SVP. "The City of Santa Clara, along with the thousands of others buying Santa Clara Green Power, is a great indication of leadership by example." The City is not alone in its leadership; there are eight major institutions in Santa Clara currently purchasing green power at levels ranging from two million to eight million kWh annually: Agilent Technologies, Applied Materials, Santa Clara University, Yahoo!, Westfield Valley Fair, Terremark, National Semiconductor and Marriott Santa Clara. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links
MIT Class Tracks Carbon Footprint Of Different Lifestyles
Boston MA (SPX) May 01, 2008Whether you live in a cardboard box or a luxurious mansion, whether you subsist on homegrown vegetables or wolf down imported steaks, whether you're a jet-setter or a sedentary retiree, anyone who lives in the U.S. contributes more than twice as much greenhouse gas to the atmosphere as the global average, an MIT class has estimated. |
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