Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

(Washington, D.C.-Oct. 24, 2005) EPA's Green Power Partnership has grown
to 600 partner organizations purchasing more than 3 billion kilowatt
hours (KWh) of green power annually, enough to power 300,000 American
homes each year. This voluntary program includes Fortune 500 companies,
universities, and local, state, and federal agencies.

"President Bush has asked the nation to diversify our energy supply by
promoting alternative and renewable energy sources, and once again,
EPA's partners are leading the effort," said EPA Administrator Stephen
L. Johnson. "By making the voluntary decisions to switch to green
power, these companies and organizations are helping to decrease our
nation's overall dependence on foreign sources of power and
demonstrating outstanding environmental stewardship -- defending our
health, our environment, and national security."

Green power is electricity generated from environmentally preferable,
renewable resources such as mainstream the purchasing of green power
electricity generated by renewable energy sources including solar, wind,
water (hydro), geothermal, biomass (combustion of organic materials) and
biogas (combustion of naturally-produced methane). Green power
currently accounts for just 2 percent of America's electricity supply,
but voluntary purchasing of renewable energy is accelerating the
development of new renewable energy sources. The voluntary green power
market currently supports over 2,200 megawatts of new renewable
generating capacity.

The Green Power Partnership has grown dramatically since it was launched
with 21 Founding Partners in 2001. The 3 billion KWh purchased by the
partnership has doubled in the past 15 months and grew 10-fold over the
past four years. This EPA voluntary program standardizes green power
procurement as part of best practice environmental management. Partners
in the program pledge to switch to green power for a specified minimum
percentage of their electricity needs in return for EPA technical
assistance and recognition.

For more information about EPA's Green Power Partnership, including a
list of all 600 Partners, see: http://www.epa.gov/greenpower

Contact: John Millett, 202-564-4355 / millett.john@epa.gov