NEWS FROM WESTERN AREA POWER ADMINISTRATION
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 23, 2009
CONTACT: Paula Fronk, 801-524-6383, fronk@wapa.gov
FEDERAL AGENCIES OFFERED EASY TOOL TO GO “GREENER”
LAKEWOOD, Colo.—Federal agencies interested in managing their energy costs, improving the environment and increasing national energy security are invited to join the 2009 renewable energy certificate solicitation being issued by Western Area Power Administration and the Federal Energy Management Program.
RECs provide Federal agencies with the environmental benefits of renewable energy, without requiring transmission or affecting existing power contracts. And agencies can use RECs to meet the renewable energy goals set by the Energy Policy Act of 2005, Section 203 and Executive Orders.
Joining this solicitation is easy: download and complete the Statement of Intent for Federal Agencies to Purchase Renewable Resources available on the Renewable Resources for Federal Agencies Web site. Fax or e-mail the completed form to Paula Fronk at 801-524-5017 no later than April 30, 2009. Western handles the rest, and FEMP covers the administrative cost of acquiring renewable resources—a savings to participants.
To learn more about this service offered by Western and FEMP, visit the Renewable Resources for Federal Agencies Web site.
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Western Area Power Administration annually markets and transmits more than 10,000 megawatts of clean, renewable power from hydroelectric powerplants owned and operated by the Bureau of Reclamation and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 15 western and central states. It is part of the Department of Energy. Learn more about Western at www.wapa.gov.
Serving the West with Federal hydropower
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