You're Making a Difference

Currently we have 80,394 customers participating in the Blue Sky program.

Blue Sky customer purchases in 2011 supported more than 606 million kilowatt-hours of renewable energy, which is equivalent to environmental benefits listed below.

•    Tons of CO2 emissions avoided:  363,219

which is equivalent to...

•    Miles not driven:  738,606,615
•    Cars off the road for one year: 63,021
•    Trees planted:  8,539,637
 

 See our 2011 infographic to learn what else our Blue Sky customers accomplished »

Customers support Blue Sky

The number of customers supporting renewable energy is growing every day.

Blue Sky Business Partners »

Renewable projects supported by Blue Sky funds

Take a look at some of the projects Blue Sky Block customers helped fund between 2006 and 2011 » 

Thank you for making a difference!

Pacific Power would like to thank its Blue Sky customers. Participation in Blue Sky helps to make these projects happen. These actions directly support the mission of the program to encourage new renewable energy development. While Pacific Power already generates and purchases renewable energy as part of its diversified generation portfolio, the Blue Sky program gives customers a way to support renewable energy and encourage additional renewable energy development.

See a list of facilities that Blue Sky supports »

 

The environmental benefit figures are based on data and calculations provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

 

When you enroll in Blue Sky, Pacific Power purchases renewable energy certificates equal to your Blue Sky purchase; this guarantees that renewable energy was produced and delivered to the grid which helps reduce the need for non-renewable electricity production in the region where the renewable energy facility is located.  For every unit of renewable electricity generated, an equivalent amount of RECs are produced. Blue Sky Block RECs come from the WECC, Blue Sky Usage & Habitat RECs come from the WECC and a minority come from states west of the Mississippi. Some of the funds from your Blue Sky block purchase may support the construction of new renewable resources in the region, such as solar panels on community facilities, that add more renewable energy to the system and help Blue Sky customers make an even bigger difference. Blue Sky is overseen by your state’s utility commission.