About Green Mountain Energy

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 and Accountability

Since 1999, customers choosing Green Mountain Energy Company’s electricity products prevented approximately 4.9 million metric tons of CO2 from entering our air. This is like not driving over 10.8 billion miles, taking more than 870,000 cars off the road for an entire year, or recycling over 24,000,000,000 aluminum cans.

We create demand for the development of new renewable facilities — 40 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.

Awards and Recognition

2008

  • August 2008 — Green Mountain receives a 2008 Greater Austin Business “Take on Traffic” Award from the Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce for the company’s green commuting program.
  • October 2008 – Green Mountain named as a finalist for Platts 10th Annual Global Energy Awards in the Marketing Campaign of the Year category.
  • October 2008 – Green Mountain receives the 2008 Market Development “Green Power Pilot Award – Honorable Mention” from the Center for Resource Solutions for its first-ever Hispanic Marketing campaign in Texas. The annual award recognizes innovative marketing campaigns to increase widespread awareness of renewable energy options.

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.

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

Testimonials

“Green Mountain Energy Company’s voluntary participation in the EPA’s Climate Leaders program demonstrates a serious commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility Initiatives Division. Green Mountain’s aggressive greenhouse gas reduction target will help lead the way in improving our global environment.” — Kathleen Hogan, Director of EPA’s Climate Protection Partnership

Green Mountain Energy has a long-term membership in the Ceres coalition, and publicly issues an environmental report that discloses corporate environmental policies and performance.