Green Mountain Energy Company began in Vermont in 1997 with a simple idea: use the power of consumer choice to change the way power is made. Over a decade later, now headquartered in Austin, Texas, Green Mountain remains 100% committed to this mission. We proudly continue to offer only products that are better for the environment to our residential, business, institutional and governmental customers.
And when we look at the numbers, they tell a pretty powerful story: Green Mountain customers are having an impact!
Since 1997, our customers have helped to prevent as much CO2pollution as the equivalent of:
- Taking 1.3 million cars off the road for a year
- Over 624 million households turning off their lights for a week
- Recycling 36 billion cans or 5.9 billion pounds of newspaper
Our customers' demand for clean, renewable energy supports the Green Mountain Energy® Wind Farms–Langford and Elbow Creek. These two West Texas wind farms are jointly capable of producing up to 270 megawatts (MW) – enough to power 220,000 homes.
All of our customers together have helped spur the development of over 50 new wind and solar facilities across the nation, many of which are located in near the communities we serve.
- The facilities are owned and operated by third parties and are often branded as Green Mountain through licensing agreements because the demand from our customers played a significant role in getting these projects built.
- Many of these are Green Mountain Solar® projects that have been brought to life through the contributions of members of the Green Mountain Energysm Sun Clubsm. A few recent recipients of Sun Club solar donations include:
| Project |
Location |
Dedicated |
Solar Donation |
Fun Fact |
| Houston Habitat for Humanity Green Build |
Houston |
2011 |
Solar Hot Water Heaters for Four Homes |
This was the first donation of solar hot water heaters by the Sun Club. |
| Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame |
Fort Worth, Texas |
February 2011 |
19.44 kW array |
The solar array is the first in the Fort Worth Stockyards and believed to be the first for a Hall of Fame non-profit museum in Texas. |
| da Vinci School |
Dallas, Texas |
October 2010 |
28.8 kW array |
The da Vinci School is expected to achieve Gold LEED certification thanks in part to this solar installation. |
| Texas State Aquarium |
Corpus Christi, Texas |
June 2010 |
10.08 kW array |
At the time of dedication, the largest solar array in the Corpus Christi area. |
| McAllen Chamber of Commerce |
McAllen, Texas |
April 2010 |
2.3 kW array |
An estimated 6,000 pounds of carbon dioxide (CO2) is expected to be offset annually by the array, which is like taking 195 cars off the road for a day, or as much as 361 trees would absorb in a year |
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