Our Projects

At Green Mountain Energy Company, we take enormous pride in the initiative we have taken to make new, pollution-free wind and solar generation a reality. The Company’s ability to enter into power-purchase agreements that enable developers to finance their facilities is unique among competitive retail providers.

Since the first Green Mountain Energy Company facility* began operating on Earth Day in 1999, we have helped develop 35 additional wind and solar facilities across the U.S. totaling 180 MW of new renewable generation.

We are particularly proud of these facilities because they were among the first renewable generation sources in the nation to be constructed as a direct result of customer demand.  They serve as tangible evidence that customer choice can lead us to a clean energy future.

Green Mountain Energy Company New Renewable Facilities*

Through the end of 2007, these Green Mountain Energy Wind and Solar facilities have prevented the emission of over 530,000 tons of carbon dioxide. You'd have to take 94,000 cars off the road for one year to avoid that much CO2. And this is just the beginning. With the continuing support of our customers, more facilities are already planned.

The Green Mountain Wind Farm in Garrett, Pennsylvania  was the first major wind facility built in Pennsylvania. This 10.4 megawatt (MW) wind farm was the first wind facility built specifically as a result of customer demand in the emerging competitive electricity markets. Green Mountain Energy Company’s pioneering efforts with wind in Pennsylvania have given others confidence to follow suit, so that today, Pennsylvania is a leader in wind development in the Northeast. The Garrett facility was built on land that is a reclaimed strip mine. What more powerful evidence could there be of the virtue of giving customers the choice of where their electricity comes from?

Renewable generation has a multitude of virtues. It is sustainable, safe, clean, and doesn’t threaten the global climate in a carbon-overloaded era.

* Green Mountain Energy wind and solar facilities are owned and operated by various third parties and branded Green Mountain facilities through licensing agreements with such owner and operators.