CORVALLIS, Ore. — A week after the Environmental Protection Agency designated Corvallis a Green Power Partner, Sherrill Peters remains pleased with her contribution to the cause: purchasing renewable energy for each of her two Dairy Queen franchises.

“I just want to help out the world in a small way,” Peters said. “I found out how easy it was to contribute to renewable power and felt it was the right thing to do.”

Peters buys Pacific Power’s Blue Sky wind energy for the Downtown Dairy Queen at 303 S.W. 3rd St., and Timberhill Dairy Queen at 2503 N.W. Kings Blvd. Blue Sky enables customers to help bring more renewable energy into the region. Energy generated from wind, biomass and solar helps reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Wind power produces no air pollutants, wastewater, smog or acid rain.

Dairy Queen’s purchase of 24 blocks of Blue Sky each month reduces carbon dioxide emissions by almost 29 tons a year, which has the same environmental benefit as not driving 61,700 miles or planting 5,640 trees.

“By participating in the Blue Sky program, businesses and residents of Corvallis are helping bring additional clean resources online,” said Doris Johnston, Pacific Power’s regional community manager. “Beyond the clean air benefits, growth in wind power is creating new jobs in rural areas and contributing to local tax bases.”

Buying just one, 100-kilowatt hour increment of Blue Sky Block costs only $1.95 per month. Oregon customers also can choose Blue Sky Usage, in which customers receive their equivalent energy usage from renewable resources, or Blue Sky Habitat, in which customers buy renewable energy, plus make a donation to The Nature Conservancy of Oregon to preserve native fish habitat. Large customers can buy renewable power in bulk at a discount through Blue Sky Quantity Savings.

Enrollment in Blue Sky is optional and customers can change their participation or withdraw at any time. For more information or to sign up for Blue Sky, go to www.pacificpower.net/bluesky or call 1-800-769-3717. 

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