Greening the Grove 5%
For years, many residents and businesses in Cottage Grove have shown their support for renewable energy by participating in their utility’s green power program. In 2008 Cottage Grove achieved their goal of “Greening the Grove” by receiving the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency’s (EPA) Green Power Community (GPC) designation.
Maintaining Cottage Grove's GPC status
Recently the EPA revised its criteria for this recognition putting Cottage Grove’s status as a Green Power Community in jeopardy. To maintain the Green Power Community designation, the community need to increase the percent of renewable energy supported from 3.2% to 5%.
This is where you come in!
Simply enroll in your utility’s green power program – and start supporting clean, regional renewable resources which protect health and natural resources for future generations. The Greening the Grove 5% renewable energy challenge is a partnership between the City of Cottage Grove, Pacific Power and Emerald
People’s Utility District (EPUD).
The challenge starts on October 1, 2011 and will run through December 31, 2011.
Please enroll today to make a big difference for future generations!
Signing up for Pacific Power Blue Sky renewable energy
The Blue Sky program allows customers to support renewable energy. When you enroll in Blue Sky, Pacific Power purchases renewable energy certificates from renewable energy facilities including solar, wind, biomass and certified low-impact hydro.
This guarantees that electricity from these renewable resources is delivered to the power pool. Electricity produced by renewable energy facilities helps offset the
generation of electricity from other, nonrenewable sources, creating measurable environmental benefits.
Here is a list of Blue Sky business partners in Cottage Grove that are currently participating:
- A OK Building Maintenance Janitorial
- AM 1400 KNND
- Assist 2 Sell
- ATA Blackbelt Academy
- City of Cottage Grove
- Cottage Grove Sentinel
- Family Relief Nursery
- Hartwork
- Herbs Automotive
- Kalapuya Books
- Koratschenko Mystical Closet
- South Lane School District 45
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Sustainable Agricultural Technologies, Inc.
