CORVALLIS, Ore. — Now in its 35th year, the annual Fall Festival in Corvallis marks the time when the verdant Willamette Valley begins turning from green to gold, yellow and crinkly umber. This year, the hue for the fall harvest with its colorful entertainment and exciting array of food, crafts and art will be undeniably green, renewable energy green that is.

Pacific Power is providing 1 megawatt-hour of Blue Sky renewable energy to offset the power used by this year’s Fall Festival, which is expected to draw tens of thousands of visitors to Corvallis’ Central Park Sept. 22 and 23. This amount of green power avoids putting about 2,000 pounds of carbon dioxide in the air and has the same environmental benefit as planting 196 trees or not driving 2,143 miles.

"The Fall Festival is a great annual event showcasing local arts and crafts, and this year, we’re proud to help make it a green event as well," said Doris Johnston, regional community manager for Pacific Power.

"The Corvallis Fall Festival brings more than 30,000 people together to celebrate the arts in a beautiful downtown location," said Cynthia Spencer-Hadlock, executive director of the festival. "We are pleased to partner with Pacific Power’s Blue Sky program to provide an event that people can enjoy and also benefit from, knowing that we have gone green this year. As an event for the entire community, it makes sense to be good stewards of our limited resources that everyone enjoys."

Pacific Power customers also can celebrate autumn by greening their own homes and businesses. Buying just one, 100-kilowatt-hour increment of Blue Sky Block costs only $1.95 per month. Customers can buy as many blocks as they wish. Oregon residential and small business customers also can choose Blue Sky Usage, through which customers offset all of their energy usage with renewable resources for a slightly higher amount each month, or Blue Sky Habitat, through 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 QS. Participation is optional, and customers can increase their participation or withdraw at any time.

"No matter which option customers choose, buying Blue Sky renewable energy makes a difference by helping to encourage more renewable energy development in the region, which brings environmental and economic benefits to Oregon," Johnston said.

Customers can sign up for Blue Sky renewable power by calling Pacific Power at 800-769-3717 or by visiting www.pacificpower.net/bluesky. Currently, about 30,000 Oregonians are enrolled in one of the three options. Pacific Power’s Blue Sky program is one of the most popular green power programs in the country.

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About Blue Sky
Pacific Power’s Blue Sky program ranks among the top programs in the nation by the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory in its annual ranking of leading utility green power programs. Pacific Power ranked second in the nation for the third consecutive year in the number of customers buying renewable power and fourth for renewable energy sales volume for 2006. The company has ranked in the top five in these categories for the past several years.

About Pacific Power
Pacific Power strives to promote innovation and works with customers and communities to increase the visibility of clean and renewable energy generation technologies through education and community outreach. Pacific Power is headquartered in Portland, and provides electric service to more than 713,000 customers in Oregon, Washington and California. It is part of PacifiCorp, one of the lowest-cost electricity producers in the United States, providing approximately 1.7 million customers with reliable, efficient energy. The company works to meet growing energy demand while protecting and enhancing the environment.

Editors Note: The following Corvallis-area businesses support renewable power through Blue Sky and participate in the Blue Sky business partner program:

Cascade Printing Co.
City of Corvallis   
FedEx Kinko's
First Alternative , Inc.  
Hewlett Packard
Barker Uerlings Insurance, Inc.  
Core Communications
Dairy Queen (Downtown, Timberhill)
Environmental Protection Agency Research Lab
Staples  
The Toy Factory LLC   
American Dream Pizza  
Corvallis Chamber of Commerce  
First Congregational Church 
First United Methodist Church  
Grass Roots Book Store  
Inside Out Garden Vision  
Nearly Normal's Gonzo Cuisine  
Peak Sports  
Sedlak's Shoe Service, Inc.  
Serrett, Inc.  
Sibling Revelry  
Squirrel's, Inc.  
Suds and Suds   
Woodstock Enterprise, Inc.