MEDIA KIT: The Green Power Market Development Group

The GPMDG is a unique commercial & industrial partnership dedicated to building corporate markets for green power. The Group is advancing a clean energy future by developing 1,000 MW of cost-competitive green power by 2010.

News releases

• 2004 December 7. "Major corporations, WRI announce third round of renewable energy purchases". WRI makes green power announcement at Capitol Hill summit.

• 2004 October 4. "WRI’s Green Power Group wins national award for building corporate renewable energy markets". WRI and its Green Power Group bests nearly 50 other nominees to win a national award from the EPA, the DOE and the Center for Resource Solutions.

• 2003 September 17. "Coalition of twelve major US corporations and WRI announce largest corporate green power purchases in US". Purchases by WRI and the Green Power Market Development Group include the largest corporate fuel cell and renewable energy certificate deals in the United States.

• 2003 September 17. "100% Green Energy Reduces WRI's Carbon Emissions". The World Resources Institute (WRI) announced today that it is now 100 percent powered by green energy, making it the largest environmental non-profit in metropolitan Washington, DC to use renewable energy.

• 2003 March 13. "Senator Corzine and Alcoa Energy President address WRI’s Sustainable Enterprise Summit". Senator Jon Corzine (D-NJ) and Randy Overbey, president of Alcoa’s energy division, will deliver keynote speeches today at the World Resources Institute’s Sixth Sustainable Enterprise Summit in Washington, DC.

• 2003 March 13. "Staples joins Green Power Market Development Group". WRI announced today that Staples has joined the Green Power Market Development Group. The announcement was made during WRI’s Sixth Sustainable Enterprise Summit in Washington, DC.

• 2003 March 13. "Dow joins Green Power Market Development Group". The World Resources Institute and The Dow Chemical Company announced today that Dow is joining WRI’s Green Power Market Development Group. The announcement was made jointly during the Sixth Sustainable Enterprise Summit in Washington, DC.

• 2003 March 11. "WRI lauds local developer for greening 13 D.C. buildings". The World Resources Institute (WRI) and Think Energy, Inc. today applauded the purchase of more than 24 million kilowatt hours of green power by The Tower Companies, a Bethesda-based commercial and residential building developer.

• 2002 June 11. "Four major companies announce Green Power purchases and projects". Four leading U.S. companies announced clean energy projects today as part of the Green Power Market Development Group, a unique commercial and industrial partnership dedicated to building corporate markets for green power.

Background information

• Background and lessons from the Green Power Market Development Group. Lessons learned about the green power marketplace as well as corporate strategies and challenges.

• The Green Power Market Development Group's Green Power Projects (June 2002-September 2003). Since June 2002, the Group has implemented or signed contracts for 97 megawatts (MW) of new green power projects and purchases -- enough to power 73,000 homes.

• Questions and answers. A fact sheet about the Green Power Market Development Group (GPMDG) as background to the 2003 (September 17) announcement of green power purchases.

Publications and papers

	Authors: U.S. DOE, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Federal Energy Management Program; U.S. EPA Green Power Partnership; World Resources Institute; Center for Resource Solutions Green-e Renewable Energy Certification Program. 2004. Guide to Purchasing Green Power: Renewable Electricity, Tradable Renewable Certificates and On-Site Renewable Generation. Provides an overview of green power markets and describes the necessary steps to buying green power.
	Authors: Craig Hanson and Vince Van Son. 2003. Corporate Guide to Green Power Markets (Installment 5): Renewable energy certificates: An attractive means for corporate customers to purchase renewable energy. This installment provides an introduction to RECs for corporate energy users. The publication defines RECs, their business benefits, and their similarities to other renewable energy products. It also makes suggestions for purchase strategy and policy.
	Authors: Duncan Austin. 2003. Corporate Guide to Green Power Markets (Installment 4): Introducing the Green Power Analysis Tool. The fourth installment accompanies the release of the Green Power Analysis Tool. This installment identifies the business case for the tool, describes how it works, and explains how managers can input data on green power projects and corporate targets.
	Authors: Craig Hanson and Janet Ranganathan . 2003. Corporate Guide to Green Power Markets (Installment 3): Corporate greenhouse gas emissions inventories: Accounting for the climate benefits of green power. Introduces corporate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions inventories as a fundamental first step to enabling green power to meet corporate energy and climate goals.
	Authors: Shehnaz Y. Atcha and Vince T. Van Son. 2002. Corporate Guide to Green Power Markets (Installment 2): Opportunities with landfill gas. Provides an introduction to landfill gas as a green energy source for commercial and industrial enterprises.
	Authors: Duncan Austin and Craig Hanson. 2002. Corporate Guide to Green Power Markets (Installment 1): Business case, challenges, and steps forward. Outlines the challenges and benefits of green power for commercial and industrial users. Based on WRI’s experience with the Green Power Market Development Group.

WRI projects

• Green Power Market Development Group (GPMDG). The GPMDG is a unique commercial and industrial partnership dedicated to building corporate markets for green power. The Group is advancing a clean energy future by developing 1,000 megawatts of cost-competitive green power by 2010.