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New York City Orders 500 Hybrid Buses

In the largest requisition to date for hybrid buses, New York City has ordered 500 hybrid-electric buses from DaimlerChrysler’s commercial bus unit. New York City Transit ordered 216 Orion VII hybrid-electric buses and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority ordered 284 hybrid buses. In a previous order, NYC purchased 325 hybrid buses.

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EPA Green Power Partnership Tops 3 Billion Kilowatts

EPA announced its Green Power Partnership has grown to 600 partner organizations purchasing more than 3 billion kilowatt hours (kWh) of green power annually, enough to power 300,000 American homes each year. This voluntary program includes Fortune 500 companies, universities, and local, state, and federal agencies. Green power currently accounts for just 2 percent of America’s electricity supply, but voluntary purchasing of renewable energy is accelerating the development of new renewable energy sources. The voluntary green power market currently supports over 2,200 megawatts of new renewable generating capacity. The Green Power Partnership has grown dramatically since it was launched with 21 Founding Partners in 2001. The 3 billion KWh purchased by the partnership has doubled in the past 15 months and grew 10-fold over the past four years. Partners in the program pledge to switch to green power for a specified minimum percentage of their electricity needs in return for EPA technical assistance and recognition. “Five years ago, the voluntary green power market was focused primarily on residential purchasers, and there were only a handful of significant non-residential purchasers,” said Douglas L. Faulkner, acting assistant secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy at the U.S. Department of Energy. “The entry […]

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