Three Puget Sound Companies Plug in to 100% Green Energy

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TO ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDITORS:

Three Puget Sound Companies Plug in to 100% Green Energy

OREGON, PORTLAND, Apr. 3 -/E-Wire/-- Three Puget Sound area companies announced today their purchase of Green Tags sourced by the Bonneville Environmental Foundation(1) (BEF) in an amount equal to 100% of their energy use. The companies, Xantrex Technology, Inc., for its Arlington facility, Batdorf & Bronson Coffee Roasters of Olympia, and Global Energy Concepts of Kirkland are the first in Washington -- and among the first in the U.S. -- committing to 100% new renewable energy.

Angus Duncan, president of BEF, saluted this commitment at a ceremony held at Snohomish County PUD. "It takes leadership and courage to be the first," said Duncan. "These companies are demonstrating that sustainable business practices are good for their communities, their customers and their business."

Green Tags are the environmental attributes of new renewable energy which are sold separated from the actual energy output, representing the environmental benefit that occurs when new renewable energy replaces traditional forms of power generation. By purchasing Green Tags, these buyers are providing critical added financing that brings new renewables, like wind and solar, into the Region's power supply.

Xantrex subsidiary, Trace Engineering, is a leading manufacturer of components for renewable power systems. "Our purchase of Green Tags demonstrates our commitment to a healthier environment," said Kevin Hagen, director of marketing.

Batdorf & Bronson Coffee Roasters acquired Green Tags for their Olympia and Atlanta, GA offices. Scott Merle said, "We purchase our coffee from sustainable sources that are healthy to the environment so the decision to buy renewable energy is a natural extension of our business philosophy."

Robert Poore from Global Energy Concepts, an engineering and energy technology consulting company, said, "When we looked at the impact of our electrical use on air quality and thought about the implications for global warming, we knew that we could not wait to act."

Rachel Shimshak, executive director of the Renewable Northwest Project, joined Nancy Hirsh of Northwest Energy Coalition and Paul Horton, co-director of Climate Solutions, in presenting the Clean Energy Challenge, a recognition from a coalition of 13 environmental groups.

BEF was founded in 1998 to generate revenue from the sale of environmentally endorsed "green power" to utilities and corporations. The net revenues from these sales fund new renewable energy resources and watershed restoration projects.

(1) The Bonneville Environmental Foundation is a non-profit organization that collaborates with, but is independent of, the Bonneville Power Administration.

Bonneville Environmental Foundation

Pam Field of Bonneville Environmental Foundation, [REDACTED-PHONE]

http://www.bonenvfdn.org

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