Green Mountain Power Receives Environmental Recognition
10 January 2006 - 5:37AM
Business Wire
Green Mountain Power Corporation (NYSE: GMP) has been recognized by
the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation and the
Vermont Small Business Development Center as an Environmental
Partner in the Vermont Business Environmental Partnership for its
excellent environmental management practices, "green" purchasing,
and forward thinking environmental policies. "Green Mountain Power
is taking steps to address its environmental impacts. In doing
this, the Company has implemented numerous practices that go beyond
compliance," said Department of Environmental Conservation
Commissioner Jeff Wennberg. Green Mountain Power serves 90,000
customers within the State of Vermont and sells electricity and
energy services to approximately 25% of Vermont's retail
electricity customers, serving half of the state's 14 counties.
While most of the power-producing facilities in the United States
rely on burning coal to generate electricity, Green Mountain Power
has among the "greenest" energy portfolios of all power companies
in the nation. At present, Green Mountain Power generates
electricity without any coal, and only four percent of its
generation comes from fossil fuels. (Purchases on the New England
wholesale market account for 19 percent of the power mix, but
cannot be broken down into fuel source.) More than forty percent of
Green Mountain Power's energy comes from renewable sources: hydro,
wood and wind. Examples of Green Mountain Power's "green" practices
include eliminating two hazardous waste streams. To accomplish this
Green Mountain Power replaced chlorinated solvent-based parts
cleaning with non-hazardous citrus-based solvents and aqueous based
cleaners. Additionally, Green Mountain Power substituted ethylene
glycol antifreeze for less toxic propylene glycol in its vehicles
when possible, and recycles the antifreeze on-site for reuse in its
vehicles. Green Mountain Power's workspace is very efficient, as
the smaller, open-office design uses fewer resources. In addition,
the company has invested in energy efficient lighting and "green"
building practices in its facilities (i.e. installing recycled tire
flooring and carpeting), and diverts hundreds of pounds of solid
waste from landfill disposal through its recycling programs. Other
noteworthy practices include not using herbicides on power line
rights-of-way, the purchase and use of hybrid and low emission
vehicles in its fleet, and subscribing to vehicle idling guidelines
to minimize emissions. Green Mountain Power has also started to
utilize a 20% biodiesel mixture in its larger vehicles. According
to Chris Dutton, Green Mountain Power's President and Chief
Executive Officer, "Energy efficiency and other environmentally
friendly practices make as much sense economically as they do for
the health of the environment. We're honored to receive this
recognition for the work that we do and for making our own office a
healthy, positive place to work." The Vermont Business
Environmental Partnership is a voluntary, environmental assistance
and business recognition program that is open to any Vermont
organization that proactively incorporates sound environmental
management practices into their operations. To find out more about
the Vermont Business Environmental Partnership, visit the web at
http://www.anr.state.vt.us/dec/ead/vbep/index.htm.
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