Green Mountain Energy

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Renewable energy is currently enjoying resurgence in interest and support in the energy market. With the growing consciousness about the environment among the consumer population comes the equally rapid influx of investments from companies that see the ecological and economical advantages of the green energy market. Green Mountain Energy, a company in the United States provides clean energy for both consumer and industrial customers. The company started in Vermont in 1997 but is now headquartered in Austin, Texas. It was formed with the mission of making clean power available to the most number of people. Currently, Green Mountain Energy is the United States’ leading provider of energy from renewable sources.

Green Mountain Energy’s sources largely come from wind and solar farms. This has continually expanded throughout the years through the support of its customers.

At the consumer level, Green Mountain Energy gives residential and retail customers easy access to electricity from renewable sources. In some areas where the distribution of electricity is not regulated, customers are afforded the option of choosing their power provider. Green Mountain Energy definitely plays a big role in these areas, particularly in its home state of Texas.

In areas where the electricity markets are subject to regulation, Green Mountain Energy actively seeks out business partners who are considering providing renewable energy products to its customers. In these types of contracts, Green Mountain Energy provides all the support systems for sales, marketing and other requirements in disseminating and pricing green energy. Some of Green Mountain Energy’s partners are Florida Power and Light and Portland General Electric. The former boasts of being the country’s largest utility provider to offer a green pricing option for its customers, while the latter’s green pricing program is the top ranking program among investor-owned utility companies. Green Mountain energy is also present in New York and New Jersey through partnership deals.

For commercial customers, Green Mountain Energy focuses largely on unregulated areas. This division was launched in 2002 as a response to the growing need for renewable energy in the business sector. They have diversified sets of schemes to meet the needs of small, medium and large commercial establishments to allow them to provide the optimal pricing plan for their purposes. They also have fixed and flexible rate options to be able to access more industries whose power needs may vary greatly from each other. Moreover, Green Mountain Energy also provides plans that can offset the carbon emissions generated by a business.

Businesses can benefit from using renewable energy through the offsets that are awarded to them for purchasing clean energy, and can add value to the company by giving it Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) credits. Green Mountain Energy also provides environmental offset statistics for the company upon request.

Carbon offsets are also one of Green Mountain Energy’s major products. While some businesses might not yet be ready to depend purely on electricity from renewable sources, they can opt to purchase these carbon emission credits to offset their energy use, as well as the emissions that they create as a result of their business operations.

As a renewable energy provider, Green Mountain Energy has also implemented green business practices in its facilities. Carbon emission calculations are done for all business activities and if called for, measures are quickly implemented to reduce or offset emissions. The company has pledged to offset all of its carbon emissions with green power acquisitions for the EPA Climate Leaders program.

Green Mountain Energy has also created partnerships with groups such as American Forests, EarthShare and the Coalition of Environmentally Responsible Economies (CERES) to further expand its contributions to the preservation of the environment. The company also has an incentive scheme for the top commuters among its employees, since using mass transport greatly reduces the carbon emissions of an individual driving an automobile.

Green Mountain Energy’s decade-long history has shown that renewable energy can be profitable and accessible. Its continuing efforts to make renewable energy available to the most number of people at the lowest possible price is one of the most crucial factors in convincing everyone who uses electricity that using power does not necessarily mean destroying your planet.

Additional information:

How to get renewable energy from Green Mountain Energy.

The Environmental Protection Agency’s profile of Green Mountain Energy.

The Corporate Social Responsibility Wire has a collection of press releases from Green Mountain Energy.

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