Top 10 Green Energy Utilities in USA
by Michael Graham Richard, Ottawa, Canada 
on 05. 8.06
The Alternative Energy Blog has a list of the top 10 green power utilities in the US. Number one is Austin Energy (see our post about the city of Austin) and number two is Portland General Electric (see our post about Portland). Looking at the list, two things are clear: 1) There's still a long way to go before a significant portion of the USA's energy supply comes from clean sources 2) If you are in the USA, you should do something about it and have a look at this map of green energy providers by state and contact your elected representatives to let them about your energy-related concerns.
Here is the full list. The source is NREL. See the Alternative Energy Blog. for more:
Here's the top ten green energy programs in the United States (as of December 2005).1. Austin Energy -
areas served include Austin, Texas
green energy from Wind Power, Land Fill Gas, Small Hydro -
435 MWh/year2. Portland General Electric (PGE) -
areas served include Portland, Oregon
green power from existing Geothermal, Wind Power, Small Hydro - 340 MWh/year3. PacifiCorp - includes Pacific Power and Utah Power
areas served include:
Oregon, Washington, Wyoming, California, Utah, Idaho
green energy from Wind Power, Biomass, Solar Energy -
234 MWh/year4. Florida Power & Light -
green power from Biomass, Wind Power, Solar Energy -
225 MWh/year5. Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) -
green power from Landfill Gas, Wind Power, Small Hydro, Solar Energy - 195 MWh/year6. Xcel Energy -
areas served include: Denver,Colorado; Elkhart, Kansas; Wakefield, Michigan; Saint Paul, Minnesota; Roswell, New Mexico; Fargo, North Dakota; Boise City, Idaho; Sioux Falls, South Dakota; Amarillo, Texas; Eau Claire, Wisconsin
green electricity from Wind Power - 148 MWh/year7. National Grid -
areas served include:
New York, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Nantucket
green power from Biomass, Wind Power, Small Hydro, Solar Energy - 128 MWh/year8. Basin Electric Power Cooperative (SMUD) -
green power from Wind Power - 114 MWh/year9. Puget Sound Energy (PSE)-
area served Washington state
green energy from Wind Power, Solar Energy, Biogas -
71 MWh/year10. OG&E Electric Services -
area served Oklahoma
green electricity from Wind Power - 64 MWh/year
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That list is indicative of how pitiful we really are with regards to "alternative energy" utilities. A utility company, such as Utah Power, offering "alternative" energy at a premium to customers does not make a "green utility" in my mind. A "green utility" is one that gleans most, if not all, of it's energy from "alternative" sources and offers it to customers at the same, or lower cost of traditional.
We got a long way to go yet.
FP&L? Are you kidding?? This is a joke right.
why isn't Wyoming on your list? I am looking at bgetting a government grant to buy land there since my ancestors are from there? I am wanting to go 100% GREEN..organic food and green energy.I am a Native Indian (American Indian) and i personally am appolled by what the government is doing, and has been doing for years about the global warming ,and the dependency on fossil fuelsand now there is more since they found oil in Africa. My ancestors were murdered,massacred,and raped so that people like the government can dictate what we eat,put in our cars,and teach our next generation. I one of the last Black Kettle Cheyenne am totally appolled by this.Cystic fibrosis,diabetes,obesity,cancer,degenerative heart failure,etcetra are caused by the chemicals the government allows the food companies to put in our food and that is why i am making my own when i get my farm going.THANK YOU for reading my comments.
Even though Man Made Global Warming is pure bull hockey, it doesnt hurt to try to go green. In the long run it will be better.
Just remember, Global Warming is solar in nature, and we cannot affect the sun.
So do your part, but dont let the jackals in the capitol scare you into doing it. Remember they are all about big business and making a buck, and Global Warming has now become big business.