Navy Awards $200 Million to Construct 40 MW of Solar Power
The U.S. Navy awarded a $200 million contract to five solar development companies for the construction of up to 40 MW of PV power plants in the southwestern United States.

NSTAR Green Power Program Seeks Rate Increase
NSTAR Green customers could see premiums rise approximately 1.5 cents/kWh, if proposed rates are approved by the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities.

Campaign Informs Users, Promotes Green Power
The Center for Resource Solutions launched the Buy Clean Energy 2010 campaign and has set a goal of 1 billion kWh of new purchases in 2010.

Entergy Purchases 100,000 Tons of GHG Offsets
Entergy Corporation announced its purchase of 100,000 metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions offsets from Blue Source, LLC. The offsets are generated by capturing and combusting methane at a wastewater treatment facility in Texas.

Georgia Power Gets More Solar Energy
The Georgia Public Service Commission amended Georgia Power's Green Energy program to provide that 50 percent of the program's renewable energy come from Georgia-based solar resources. The amendment will increase the program's rate to $5.00/100 kilowatt-hour block.

Missouri and North Carolina Select REC Tracking Systems
The Missouri Public Service Commission and the North Carolina Utilities Commission have both selected providers for REC tracking systems. Both systems will be managed by APX Inc.

Adelphi U. Purchases 100% Wind for Garden City Campus
Adelphi University purchased 20 million kWh of wind energy, equivalent to 100% of the electricity consumed at its Garden City campus, from Renewable Energy Choice.

HostGator Purchases Green Power for Servers
HostGator announced its purchase of about 5 million kWh of renewable energy sourced from wind farms in Texas. The purchase through 3Degrees represents 130% of the electricity used to power and cool more than 1,800 servers.

Seattle Print Company Becomes EPA Green Power Partner
DCG/West has signed up to purchase 100 percent of its electricity, or nearly 2.6 million kilowatt-hours of green power annually, from Seattle City Light and was recognized by the EPA as a Top 20 Printer.

Archstone Greening its New York City Apartment Communities
Archstone has contracted to purchase more than 14.6 million kWh of renewable energy from Green Mountain Energy Company. The purchase is equivalent to 100 percent of its operational energy use at 12 New York City apartment communities.

Kohl's Increases Green Power Purchase by 160 Percent
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Green Power Partnership issued revised lists of its leading green power partners nationally. EPA’s Green Power Partnership works with more than 1,200 partner organizations that are collectively buying more than 18 billion kWh of green power annually.

Other World Computing Installs 500 kW Wind Turbine
Other World Computing has installed a Vestas V39-500 kW wind turbine. The turbine is projected to generate 1.25 million kWh/year, nearly double the current energy requirements of its operations.

Intel Increases Green Power Commitment
Intel expanded its annual green power usage by 10 percent, from approximately 1.3 billion kWh to more than 1.43 billion kWh in 2010 and also plans to develop eight new solar installations, with a total capacity of approximately 2.5 MW.

Bank of NY Mellon Announces 5-Year Green Power Purchase
BNY Mellon announced that it will purchase 1.125 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) of renewable energy certificates (RECs) from NextEra Energy Resources as part of a five-year investment in alternative energy. The purchase is estimated to be 225 million kWh annually, or equivalent to 75 percent of the company's projected U.S. electric utility use in 2010.

Beaulieu Commercial Greens its Nexterra Tile Production
Beaulieu Commercial has contracted with TVA and Sterling Planet to purchase 9 million kWh of wind energy equal to 100% percent of the organization's purchased electricity use nationwide.