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Oak Ridge could become first EPA-designated Green Power community in Southeast

Posted at 2:52 pm April 24, 2014
By City of Oak Ridge 2 Comments

Mark Watson

Mark Watson

The City of Oak Ridge is on the verge of being selected by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as a Green Power Community, the first in the Southeast, a press release said.

The EPA’s Green Power Partnership is a voluntary program that encourages organizations to buy renewable energy. To be designated as a Green Power Community, a local government must purchase or produce green power in amounts that meet EPA minimum purchase requirements as determined by community electricity usage.

Green power is defined as electricity generated from renewable resources, such as wind, solar, biogas, biomass, and low-impact hydropower. Oak Ridge Electric Department customers can buy Green-e Energy certified renewable energy through the Tennessee Valley Authority’s Green Power Switch program.

To qualify, local governments must also initiate a community-wide green power campaign to encourage renewable energy purchases. The City of Oak Ridge, playing off its nickname as the Secret City due to its historical origins, created a campaign called, “The Secret’s Out: Oak Ridge Loves Green Power,” to encourage residents and businesses to buy green power. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Government, Oak Ridge, Top Stories Tagged With: biogas, biomass, Earth Day Festival, electricity, EPA, green power, Green Power Community, Green Power Partnership, Green Power Switch, Green-e Energy, hydropower, Mark Watson, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge Electric Department, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, renewable energy, Secret City, solar, Southeast, Tennessee Valley Authority, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, wind

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