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Our Impact

Green Mountain Energy Company began in Vermont in 1997 with a simple idea: use the power of consumer choice to change the way power is made. Over a decade later, now headquartered in Austin, Texas, Green Mountain remains 100% committed to this mission. We are proud to continue to offer residential, business, institutional and governmental customers only products that are better for the environment.

 

And when we look at the numbers, they tell a pretty powerful story: Green Mountain customers are having an impact!

 

Since 1997, our customers have helped to prevent as much CO2 pollution as the equivalent of:

  • Taking over 45 million cars off the road for a week
  • Nearly 408 million households turning off their lights for a week
  • Recycling nearly 4 billion pounds of newspaper

 

In addition, thanks in part to the demand of Green Mountain customers, we can also point to over 40 wind and solar facilities that have been built across the U.S. In 2008, these facilities generated over 319,000 MWh of new renewable energy - enough to power 26,000 homes for a year! The facilities are owned and operated by third parties and are often branded as Green Mountain through licensing agreements because the demand from our customers played a significant role in getting these projects built. Many of these are Green Mountain Solar® projects that have been brought to life through the contributions of members of Green Mountain’s Big Texas Sun Club®. Below are the most recently built facilities:

May 2009 — Green Mountain Energy® Solar at Ballroom Marfa— Marfa, Texas

This 5.25 kW array was donated by the Big Texas Sun Club® and offsets approximately 15 percent of the facility’s annual electrical usage.

April 2009 — Green Mountain Energy® Solar at Satori Elementary — Galveston, Texas

This 2.8 kW array was donated by the Big Texas Sun Club® and is expected to produce approximately 5,500 kW of electricity per year.

January 2009 — Green Mountain Energy® Solar at Workshop Houston — Houston, Texas

This 2.26 kW array was donated by the Big Texas Sun Club® and offsets approximately 13 percent of the facility’s annual electrical usage.

September 2008 — Green Mountain Energy® Solar at the Waco Chamber of Commerce  Waco, Texas

This 9.6 kW array was donated by the Big Texas Sun Club® and offsets approximately 6.5 percent of the new chamber building’s annual electrical usage.

April 2008 — Green Mountain Energy® Solar at the Houston Zoo — Houston, Texas

This 6.4 kW array is the first in Texas to power a zoo exhibit. It was donated by the Big Texas Sun Club®.

March 2008 — Green Mountain Energy® Solar at the Museum of Nature & Science Dallas, Texas

The 640W solar array powers an educational exhibit in the Children’s Museum. It was donated by the Big Texas Sun Club®.

Nov. 2007 — Green Mountain Energy® Solar at the Ronald McDonald House — Austin

The 10.8 kW solar array is the first to go on a Ronald McDonald House. It was supported by the Big Texas Sun Club®.

Dec. 2005 — Green Mountain Energy® Solar at The Heard Museum — McKinney, Texas

This 6 kW solar array is one of the most recent solar projects that Green Mountain Energy Company has created. It was supported, in part, by the Big Texas Sun Club®.

Dec. 2003 — The Wind Farm at Brazos — Borden & Scurry Counties, Texas

 

This 160-MW wind farm in West Texas was the first and largest wind farm built after Texans were given the option to choose their Retail Electric Provider in January 2002. When this facility began operating, it was tied for second largest in the state of Texas and one of the top 10 nationwide.

Nov. 2003 — The AMP-Ohio Wind Farm — Bowling Green, Ohio

 

The first utility-scale wind farm in the state of Ohio, this wind farm originally consisted of two 1.8 MW wind turbines, the largest east of the Rockies. The capacity was doubled in 2004 when two more turbines were added.

June 2002 — Green Mountain Energy® Solar at The Discovery Museum — Bridgeport , Conn.

 

This facility, one of the largest in Connecticut, is a commercial scale, 19-kW solar array with 198 panels installed at ground level near the Discovery Museum.

June 2002 — Green Mountain Energy® Solar at Upper Kirby District — Houston, Texas

 

This facility, one of the largest in Houston, is a commercial scale, 43-kW solar array with 440 panels located on top of the Upper Kirby District Foundation building. The facility was constructed, in part, due to the support of Big Texas Sun Club® members.

May 2002 — Green Mountain Energy® Solar at The Winston School — Dallas, Texas

 

This commercial scale, 58-kW facility, consisting of 594 solar panels, is the largest solar array in Dallas. The facility also serves as a learning tool for the students at The Winston School and was constructed, in part, due to the support of Big Texas Sun Club® members.

May 2002 — Green Mountain Energy® Solar at Lake Farm Park — Kirtland, Ohio

 

This ground-mounted facility is a commercial scale, 26-kW solar array comprised of 264 solar panels. The array also serves as a solar education opportunity for visitors to Lake Earmarking Kirtland, Ohio.

May 2002 — Green Mountain Energy® Solar at Southern New Jersey — Deptford, N.J.

 

This 52-kW system consists of 1,330 solar panels.

Feb. 2001 — Green Mountain Energy® Solar at Pittsburgh — Pittsburgh, Penn.

 

This 30-kW system is comprised of 175 solar electric panels installed on top of the IKEA store in Robinson Towne Centre.

Dec. 2000 — Green Mountain Energy® Solar at Berkeley — Berkeley, Calif.

 

This 100-kW facility has 924 panels and, when completed, was the largest photovoltaic solar array in the San Francisco Bay area.

May 2000 — Green Mountain Energy® Wind Farm at Garrett, Penn. — Garrett, Penn.

 

The company’s first commercial wind farm (also a first for Pennsylvania) consists of eight, 187-foot high wind turbines. The wind farm is 10.4 megawatts (MW) in size.

Sept. 1999 — Green Mountain Energy® Solar 2000 Mendocino — Hopland, Calif.

 

This 106-kW facility is comprised of 1200 photovoltaic panels.

Apr. 1999 —® BJ’s Solar — Conshohoken, Penn.

 

This 50-kilowatt (kW) facility, located on the roof of BJ’s Wholesale Club, was the largest solar generation facility in Pennsylvania when built.

 
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