North American Windpower: Environmental Protection Agency Names Renewable Energy Leaders

Environmental Protection Agency Names Renewable Energy Leaders

by NAW Staff on Tuesday 25 September 2012

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has honored 24 organizations for being leaders in producing and using green power, which the EPA defines as electricity generated from renewable resources such as wind, solar, geothermal, biogas and low-impact hydro.

The 2012 Green Power Leadership Award winners are listed below in the following categories:

First-ever Sustained Excellence in Green Power: Intel Corp., Kohl's Department Stores, Staples and Whole Foods Market;
Green Power Partner of the Year: City of Austin, Texas; Hilton Worldwide; Microsoft Corp.; and the University of Oklahoma;
Green Power Community of the Year: Beaverton, Ore., and Oak Park, Ill.;
Green Power Purchasing: American University, Bloomberg LP, City of Philadelphia, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Kettle Foods, Lockheed Martin, McDonald’s USA LLC, MOM’s Organic Market, NYSE Euronext, Quinnipiac University, TD Bank, and The North Face;
On-site Generation: Coca-Cola Refreshments and Zotos International Inc.;
Green Power Supplier of the Year: Renewable Choice Energy and Sterling Planet; and
Innovative Green Power Program of the Year: Wellesley Municipal Light Plant.

The 24 winners were chosen from more than 1,300 partner organizations. Utilities, renewable energy project developers and other green power suppliers were eligible to apply for the Supplier of the Year and Program of the Year awards.

The EPA also announced the winners of the second annual Green Power Community Challenge, a national competition between communities to use renewable energy and reduce greenhouse-gas emissions.

In addition to the Green Power Community of the Year award, Oak Park, Ill., also won the community challenge for achieving the highest green power percentage of total electricity use, at 92%. Washington, D.C., also won the challenge for a second year in a row for using the most green power annually.

Latest Top Stories

Study: How Northwest Wind Can Play With Energy Storage And Provide Operational Flexibility

Researchers have identified two possible sites in eastern Washington to build compressed-air energy-storage facilities that could temporarily store the Northwest’s abundant wind resources.

Wind Consortium Deploys Nacelle-Mounted LIDAR At Offshore Site In Irish Sea

In an important development for performance verification for offshore wind sites, a group of companies have deployed a nacelle-mounted LIDAR at DONG Energy's 367 MW Walney Wind Farm.

As U.S. DOJ Investigates, Duke Works Adaptive Management Plan

With previous golden eagle fatalities reported at two company-owned wind farms in Wyoming, Duke Energy Renewables is going to great lengths to protect raptors.

DOE To Recast Landmark 20% Wind Energy Report; Study Looks Back, Ahead

The U.S. Department of Energy will update its 20% Wind Energy By 2030 report, which indicated increased levels of wind penetration for the U.S. is not only possible but feasible.

Wind Energy Procurement Top Of Mind For Big-Name Companies

With greater frequency, top-tier companies are discovering the economic and environmental power of wind energy and upping their investments in the resource.