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March 2006 - Recreational Equipment Inc. (REI), a national cooperative retailer of outdoor gear and apparel, announced that it will purchase 10 million kWh of green power, equivalent to 20% of the company's annual electricity usage. The purchase of wind, landfill gas and solar-generated electricity will provide 100% of the power for 17 of REI's 82 retail stores. REI has entered into renewable energy contracts with seven different utilities and marketers in nine locales, with some of the products being Green-e certified. In several cases, the purchases will reduce the company's exposure to fossil fuel surcharges. The purchases include the following stores and suppliers: News Release - REI Steps Up to 20 Percent Green Power
REI Contact: Kevin Hagen, (253) 437-7312
June 1999 - Less than two months after the Eugene Water and Electric Board (EWEB) began actively marketing its green power option, residential customers have signed up to buy almost a quarter of the power available. According to a June 15th article in The Eugene Register-Guard, about 1,700 of EWEB's 66,589 residential customers (2.6%), have signed-up for the wind power offering, which sells for a premium of 3.2¢/kWh.
According to the article, more than half of the participating customers are choosing to purchase 25% or more of their electricity requirements from wind energy; EWEB had anticipated that most customers would choose the 10% option. Because of this trend, EWEB may only need 6,000 customer sign-ups to fully subscribe the 6.5 MW of available wind power capacity. Also, the utility plans to offer the green power option to its 8,325 commercial and industrial customers later this year.
More Information - EWEB Windpower
News Article - EWEB Finds Strong Interest in Wind Power - No longer online at registerguard.com
February 1999 - On March 1, the Eugene Water & Electric Board will begin marketing power from its Wyoming Wind Project to its residential customers. The 41.4 MW project is owned jointly by EWEB (8.8 MW) and PacifiCorp (32.6 MW). EWEB hopes that 30% of its customer base, or 20,000 customers, will sign up to receive from 10% to 100% of their electricity needs from wind power. The price premium charged will be 3.2¢/kWh.
News Article - EWEB Plans To Offer Wyoming Wind Power to Residential and Commercial Customers
EWEB Contact: Mat Northway (541) 484-2411
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