Green Power Network Update

June 2013 This update summarizes recent green power marketing activity, including news and information on competitive green power marketing, utility green pricing programs, renewable energy certificates, green power purchasing, and related market activity. Additional information on green power markets and products, as well as links to the companies mentioned below, can be found on the U.S. Department of Energy's Green Power Network website.

Announcements EPA Webinar: Aligning Green Power Partners with New Renewable Energy Projects News City of Houston (TX) Powered By 50% Renewables 2.2 MW of Solar Coming to Atlantic Cape Community College Telluride Bluegrass Festival Uses 100% Green Energy WindMade Expands Product Label to Include Goods and Services EPA Updates its Ranking of Community Green Power Use Museum of Aviation Signs Up for 100% Renewable Energy Kettle Brand Links into Portland's Smart Grid Cherryland Electric Co-op (MI) Launches Community Solar Program

Announcements EPA Webinar: Aligning Green Power Partners with New Renewable Energy Projects July 24, 2013 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. (EDT) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Green Power Partnership (GPP) will host a free webinar on "Aligning Green Power Partners with New Renewable Energy Projects." The webinar will provide a forum for attendees to learn about new, not-yet-built renewable energy projects that may align with their energy, environmental, and financial objectives. The webinar will feature several short project presentations from renewable energy developers as well as a Q&A session. Developers will discuss project details, business models, and participation opportunities for attendees such as green power off-take, renewable energy certificate (REC) procurement, financial investment, and equity ownership opportunities. All projects to be presented on the webinar meet EPA's definition of eligible green power resources. Register now

News City of Houston (TX) Powered By 50% Renewables The City of Houston, Texas, recently purchased over 623,000 megawatt-hours (MWh) of Green-e Energy certified renewable energy certificates (RECs), accounting for half of its annual power use. With this purchase the City remains one of the largest municipal purchasers of green power in the country. The City is buying the power from Reliant Energy under a two-year agreement for $2 million, which adds less than 1.0¢ per kilowatt-hour (kWh) to the City's power price. 2.2 MW of Solar Coming to Atlantic Cape Community College Atlantic Cape Community College of Massachusetts will see 2.2 megawatts (MW) of photovoltaic solar installed on its Mays Landing and Cape May Court House campuses. Marina Energy, LLC will design, construct, and own the arrays while the college purchases the electricity generated. The college will see a reduction in its electricity costs from 9.8¢ per kilowatt-hour (kWh) to 8.0¢/kWh, for a total estimated savings of $1.6 million over the next 15 years. The project will generate up to 48 percent of the college's total annual electric consumption and includes installations of car ports over four campus parking lots. Telluride Bluegrass Festival Uses 100% Green Energy For the 11th year in a row, Renewable Choice Energy (RCE) provided clean energy for the Telluride Bluegrass Festival. The festival purchased carbon emission reductions and Green-e Energy certified renewable energy certificates (RECs) generated from wind power to offset 100 percent of the emissions generated by the festival. The emissions include those generated by festival operations, offices, and the travel of attendees and performers to and from the festival. Over the last five years the festival has purchased more than five megawatt-hours of wind power. WindMade Expands Product Label to Include Goods and Services WindMade has launched a product label which identifies products made with wind energy. A product qualifies for the WindMade label if it is made using a minimum of 75 percent renewable electricity with the largest portion being generated by wind. When evaluating products for the label, WindMade accounts for all power used to create a product—from raw material extraction to manufacturing. The new product label joins WindMade's existing label for companies and organizations which allows users to communicate the share of wind power and other renewable resources within their electricity consumption. EPA Updates its Ranking of Community Green Power Use The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Green Power Partnership has released an updated ranking of the country's top Green Power Communities (GPC). A GPC is one which meets or exceeds the program's green power purchase requirements. The communities are ranked based on both the volume of green power used and green power as a percentage of its total power use. In this new ranking, Washington D.C. maintains the number one spot as user of the most green power with more than 1 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) consumed. The community with the largest percentage of green power used is Oak Park, IL at 91.9%. The rankings welcome several new members this year, including Cincinnati, OH; Creve Coeur, MO; and Arlington Heights, IL. Museum of Aviation Signs Up for 100% Renewable Energy The Robins Air Force Base Museum of Aviation in Georgia has begun purchasing 100% renewable energy. Flint Energies, an electric cooperative, will be providing the 2,400 megawatt-hours (MWh) of electricity used by the museum annually. The museum is buying the electricity at a rate of 9.5¢ per kilowatt-hour (kWh), which will result in annual savings of more than $10,000. The cooperative obtains the renewable energy from a 3.2 megawatt (MW) landfill methane gas recapture system in Houston County. Kettle Brand Links into Portland's Smart Grid The potato chip maker, Kettle Brand, recently joined forces with Portland General Electric (PGE) to test the new Salem Smart Power Center (SSPC). The SSPC is a smart grid demonstration project that allows PGE to test the storage and distribution of various energy resources, including solar and wind. The SSPC has a 5-megawatt (MW) energy storage system, which allows the utility to store electricity generated by renewable energy resources and then distribute it to the grid as needed during peak load or when solar and wind systems are producing less energy. Kettle Brand has connected its 114-kilowatt (kW) solar system to the SSPC to help test and improve the system. The SSPC will allow Kettle Brand to mitigate some of the expenses associated with peak demand and periods of low sunshine. Cherryland Electric Co-op (MI) Launches Community Solar Program Cherryland Electric Cooperative recently launched Solar Up North (SUN) Alliance, a community solar program offering locals a 25-year lease on a 235-watt solar panel for $470. The program allows community members opportunity to support renewable energy, while not bearing the full cost of installation. Upon leasing a panel, the lessee will receive approximately $2 in credits on their monthly electric bill and an initial $75 Energy Optimization rebate for each panel leased. The cooperative has installed 80 panels at its headquarters and has plans to install two more arrays of 72 panels each.