About Green Mountain Energy

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Green Mountain Energy has been a leader in the clean energy market for over ten years.  During that time, our customers have proven that, if given a choice, they will choose a cleaner electricity product over polluting fossil fuels. When customers elect to have Green Mountain Energy Company serve their electricity needs, they take control of the type of generation put onto the power grid on their behalf.
The voluntary support of our customers speaks to their trust in our commitment to environmental stewardship.  At the intersection of business and the environment, Green Mountain has helped encourage increasing consumer demand for more sustainable choices in the energy marketplace. Take a look at our corporate values to see how they exhibit our dedication to environmental integrity as well as economic growth. 

Our Results: Growth & Accountability

Since 1999, customers choosing Green Mountain Energy Company's electricity products prevented approximately 4.1 million tons of CO2 from entering our air. This is like not driving over 9 billion miles, taking more than 797,000 cars off the road for an entire year, or the annual carbon sequestration from 294 million trees.

  • We create demand for the development of new renewable facilities — 35 wind and solar installations over the last decade — that help decrease our dependence on fossil fuels.
  • We conduct three separate audits each year: a Green-e audit of renewable energy credit purchases, an independent third party accounting audit, and an in-house audit of all transactions.
  • We publicly issue a biennial sustainability report that discloses our corporate environmental policies and performance. Click here to view all of our reports since 2000.

Awards and Recognition

2007


  • February 2007 — Green Mountain selected for PLENTY 20 inaugural list by PLENTY Magazine.
  • April 2007 — Green Mountain recognized as "Clean Air Partner" by CLEAN AIR Force of Central Texas.
  • August 2007 — Green Mountain receives "2007 Greater Business Award", Environmental Category:‘The Greenbelt Award,' presented by the Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce.

2006


  • January 2006 — Green Mountain's corporate headquarters receives the "U.S. Green Building Council's
  • Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) silver level LEED-CI certification" — only the second in the state of Texas.
  • March 2006 — The Department of Energy's (DOE's) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) names Portland General Electric's renewable program "No. 1 residential program in U.S." Green Mountain is the third party marketer for the program.
  • November 2006 — Green Mountain featured in Inc Magazine's "Ten Ways to Give without Giving" online list.
  • December 2006 — Green Mountain is awarded a certificate of recognition at the Texas Renewable
  • Energy Industry Association (TREIA) awards ceremony last month for our contribution to the LEED
    certified McKinney Green building in Dallas.
  • December 2006 — Portland General Electric (PGE) receives EPA's and DOE's 2006 "Green Power
  • Leadership Award, Green Power Program of the Year" for its Renewable Options Program. Green
    Mountain is the third party marketer for the program.

Click here for a complete list of Green Mountain Energy's awards and recognition since 1999.