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Green Energy Ohio is now contacting Ohio organizations that will endorse green power. We believe that broad-based support of clean, sustainable electric generation resources in Ohio can build a competitive power market where consumers concerned about the environmental impact of their current electricity (coal and nuclear primarily) can vote with their electric bills for more renewable energy.
As part of an organization's endorsement, GEO offers to share green power information with its members. Informational options are short articles on green power for newsletters, or Ohio-specific brochures and fact sheets to distribute at events or to members. Our goal is to reach as many people as possible with this important message.
Green power is widely available in neighboring Pennsylvania. Visit the PennFuture website to find out more about Pennsylvania residents' green power options. Also see Pennsylvania's State Government Buys Green Power on December 5, 2001. A summary of US Green Marketing Activities is a good overview of suppliers in various states. We hope to make these options available to Ohio consumers as well, and in fact are working on several fronts to help make this happen:
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In late July 2001, a Green-e standard was approved for Ohio. This standard certifies electricity from renewable energy suppliers. When the Green-e logo is displayed, consumers will know that the electricity actually is made up of 50% to 100% renewable resources. GEO has participated in the Green-e stakeholder group that drafted the standard and will help Ohioans learn about the standard.
Green-e supplier audits and provides statistics on certified products, and green power sales and customers. During 2000, 13 retail green power providers offered a total of 27 Green-e certified products in California, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Connecticut. About three-quarters of these products contained 100% renewable energy, while the remainder contained at least 50% renewable energy content as required by Green-e guidelines. See Green-e Verification Results for 2000.
Across the country, more than 163,000 customers purchased Green-e certified products, including about 8,500 non-residential customers; nearly 90% of these customers were in California. Residential customers accounted for about 71% of Green-e power sales. In total, Green-e certified suppliers purchased approximately 1.6 billion kWh of energy from eligible renewable resources to supply their green power products.
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Ohio's first green power rate offered by the publicly-owned Bowling Green Municipal Utility has among the highest consumer participation of any such program in the nation. GEO was instrumental in developing this program with the utility which includes commercial as well as residential green power buyers. We are now working with Bowling Green toward installation of Ohio?s first commercial wind turbine as part of the green power offering that already includes biomass (landfill gas), low-impact hydro, and solar (photovoltaic) resources. (See GEO Website for more information about Bowling GREEN Power) We are also working on green power with the Westerville Electric Division as part of its "Westerville Going Solar" program. |
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Green power marketing firms are providing green power to consumers next door in Pennsylvania, and are beginning to come to Ohio. A major green power marketer, Green Mountain Energy, is providing cleaner power (2% landfill gas and 98% natural gas) to 400,000 Northeast Ohio consumers who live in almost 100 cities and villages in 8 counties. See GEO?s study on Ohio aggregation opportunities: "Electric Consumer Aggregation Options" by Carol Sahley, Ph.D. GEO is also working with Green Mountain Energy on siting Ohio's first commercial wind farm similar to the GME Garrett, PA wind farm that began operating last year southeast of Pittsburgh. |
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Finally, an ambitious plan to offer all Ohioans green power from renewable resources is envisioned by Dave Rinebolt and the Midwest Energy Research Center (MERC) in Findlay, Ohio. GEO supports this statewide aggregation of a Solar & Renewable Energy Buyers Cooperative (SOAR). This effort, funded by the Joyce Foundation, will include natural gas and energy efficiency services, and is a great step forward. MERC can be reached toll-free at 1-877-439-3706. |
Green Power Partners
We endorse offerings of "green power" from renewable resources (solar, wind, biomass and low-impact hydro) to Ohio electric consumers to foster a cleaner, sustainable power supply for Ohio's next century.
Active Citizens of Twinsburg
Belmont County Defenders, Inc.
Blackbrook Audubon Society
Brukner Nature Center
Citizens of Putnam County for Clean Air and Water
Citizens Protecting Ohio
Cleveland Green Building Coalition
Club 3000
Columbus Audubon Society
Committee Opposed to Ruining the Environment
Concerned Citizens Network of Lake, Geauga, Astubula, and Cuyahoga Counties
Crown Point Ecology Center
Dysart Defenders
Earth Day Coalition
EcoCity Cleveland
Edgement Neighborhood Coalition
Environmental Health Watch
Experience Appalachia
Foundation for Environmental Education
Friends of the Crooked Creek
Greenpeace
Green Environmental Coalition
The Green Party of Ohio
Hocking Voice
Imago, Inc.
Keepers of the Duck Creek Watershed
Kent Environmental Council
Lake County Farmland Taskforce
Lake County Soil & Water Conservation District
Loveland Greenbelt Community Council
Midwest Energy Research Center
Morrow Environmental Preservation Association
The Natural Law Party of Ohio
Nature Center at Shaker Lakes
Niches Retreat
Northern Ohio Windstar Connection
Ohio Care - Citizens Against a Radioactive Environment
Ohio Citizen Action
Ohio Coastal Resource Management Project
Ohio Ecological and Farm Association (OEFFA)
Ohio Environmental Council
Ohio Family Farm Coalition
Ohio League of Conservation Voters Education Fund
Ohio Partners for Affordable Energy
Ohio Wildlife Center
Safe Energy Communication Council
Simply Living
The Solar & Renewable Energy Buyers Cooperative
We need your organization! If you do not see your group in the list with contacts and addresses below, please contact GEO so we can ask your group to endorse green power today!
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Active Citizens of Twinsburg
Sally Gayddosh
9250 Liberty Road
Twinsburg, Oh 44087
Phone: (330) 425-2828 |
Belmont County Defenders, Inc.
Virginia Alderman
67160 Airport Road
St. Clairsville, Oh 43950
Phone: (740) 695-0908
Email: reddot3441@aol.com |
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Blackbrook Audubon Society
Mary V. Hoffman
3920 Princeton Blvd.
South Euclid, Oh 44121
Phone: (440) 974-5457
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Bruckner Nature Center
Debra Brill
5995 Horseshoe Bend Rd.
Troy, Ohio 45373
Phone: (937) 698-6493
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Citizens of Putnam County for Clean Air and Water
Kathy Burkhart
3723 Road 16
Continental, Oh 45831
Phone: (419) 876-3686
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Citizens Protecting Ohio
Harvey Wasserman
735 Euclaire Avenue
Columbus, Oh 43209
Phone: (614) 231-0507
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Cleveland Green Building Coalition
3500 Lorain Avenue, Suite 200
Cleveland, OH 44113
Phone: (216) 961-8850
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Club 3000
Tom O?Dell
10816 Murray Square NE
Bolivar, Oh 44612
Phone: (330) 874-3243
Email: notmodell@aol.com
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Columbus Audubon Society
Jan Rodenfels
P.O. Box 141350
Columbus, Ohio 43214
Phone: (614) 451-4591 |
Committee Opposed to Ruining the Environment
Terry Mader
1946 Theiss Rd.
Akron, Oh 44313
Email: t.l.mader@att.net
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Concerned Citizens Network of Lake, Geauga, Astubula, and Cuyahoga Counties
Connie Kline
38531 Dodds Lndg.
Willoughby, Oh 44094-6942
Email: conniepkline@aol.com
Fax: (216) 663-4177
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Crown Point Ecology Center
Dave Irvine
P.O. Box 484
Bath, Oh 44210-0484
Phone: (330) 668-8992
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Dysart Defenders
Chad Kister
P.O. Box 31
Athens, Ohio 45701
Phone: (740) 594-7287
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Earth Day Coalition
Chris Trepal
3606 Bridge Ave.
Cleveland, OH 44113
Phone: (216) 281-6468
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EcoCity Cleveland
David Beach
3500 Lorain Avenue, Suite 301,
Cleveland OH 44113
Phone: (216) 961-5020
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Edgement Neighborhood Coalition
Barbara Hurt
919 Miami Chapel Rd.
Dayton, Oh 45408
Phone: (937) 228-1834
Fax: (937) 228-7794
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Environmental Health Watch
Stuart Greenberg
4115 Bridge Avenue #104
Cleveland, Oh 44115
Phone: (216) 961-4646
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Experience Appalachia
Nancy Raeder
13744 County Road 11
Caldwell, Oh 43724
Phone: (740) 732-2697
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Foundation for Environmental Education
Glen Kizer
2400 Corporate Exchange Dr.
Columbus, Oh 43231
Phone: (614) 470-0435
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Friends of the Crooked Creek
Elaine Marsh
2179 Everett Road
Cleveland, Oh 44264
Phone: (330) 666-4026
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Greenpeace
Harvey Wasserman
735 Euclaire Avenue
Columbus, Oh 43209
Phone: (614) 231-0507
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Green Environmental Coalition
Bruce Cornett
P.O. Box 266
Yellow Springs, Oh 45387
Phone: (937) 767-8587
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The Green Party of Ohio
Bob Gragson, Secretary
P. O. Box 851
Kent, OH 44240
Email: secretary@ohiogreens.org
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Hocking Voice
Chad Kister
P.O. Box 31
Athens, Oh 45701
Phone: (740) 594-7287
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Imago, Inc.
Jim Schenk
553 Enright Avenue
Cincinnati, Oh 45205
Phone: (513) 921-5124
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Keepers of the Duck Creek Watershed
Nancy Raeder
13744 County Road 11
Caldwell, Oh 43724
Phone: (740) 732-2697
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Kent Environmental Council
Caroline Arnold
P.O. Box 395
Kent, Oh 44240
Phone: (330) 678-6218
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Lake County Farmland Conservation Taskforce
Tom Rapini
Lake SWCD
125 E. East St.
Painesville, Oh 44077
Phone: (440) 350-5863
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Lake County Soil & Water Conservation District
Richard Baker
125 E. Erie St.
Painesville, Oh 44077
Phone: (440) 350-2730
Toll Free: 800-899-5253-2730
Fax: (440)350-2601
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Loveland Greenbelt Community Council
Norman Neil
1120 West Loveland Ave.
Loveland, Ohio 45140
Phone: (513) 683-3842
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Midwest Energy Research Center
Dave Rinebolt
P.O. Box 1793
Findlay, Oh 45839
Phone: (419) 425-8860
Email: drinebolt@aol.com |
Morrow Environmental Preservation Association
Ruth McKenzie
5532 Morrow-Blackhawk Rd.
Morrow, Ohio 45152
Phone: (513) 899-3696
Fax: (513) 899-3696 |
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The Natural Law Party of Ohio
Dennis Slotnick
915 Washington Street
Genoa, OH 43430
Phone: (419) 855-1346
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Nature Center at Shaker Lakes
Steve Cadwell
2600 South Park Blvd.
Cleveland, Oh 44120
Phone: (216) 321-5935
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Niches Retreat
Lou DeWein
Locust Grove Ridge Road
P.O. Box 81
McArthur, Ohio 45651
Phone: (614) 596-4288
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Northern Ohio Windstar Connection
Jim Toth
19357 Rashell Dr.
Walton Hills, Oh 44146
Phone: (419)232-0442
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Ohio Care ? Citizens Against a Radioactive Environment
Connie Kline
38531 Dodds Lndg.
Willoughby, Oh 44094-6942
Email: conniepkline@aol.com
Fax: (216) 663-4177
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Ohio Citizen Action
Shari Weir
614 W. Superior Ave, Suite 1200
Cleveland, Ohio 44113
Phone: (216) 861-5200
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Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association (OEFFA)
Sean McGovern
P.O. Box 82234
Columbus, Oh 43202
Phone: (614) 421-2022
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Ohio Coastal Resource Management Project
Edith Chase
P.O. Box 3160
Kent, OH, 44240
Phone: (330) 673-1193
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Ohio Environmental Council
Kurt Waltzer
1207 Grandview Avenue, Suite 201
Columbus, OH 43212
Phone: (614) 487-7506
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Ohio Family Farm Coalition
Ed Luersman
19368 County Highway
Forest, Oh 45843-9708
Phone: (419) 453-3456
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Ohio League of Conservation Voters Education Fund
Helen O'Meara
1207 Grandview Avenue, Suite 302
Columbus, Oh 43212
Phone: (614) 481-0512
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Ohio Partners for Affordable Energy
Dave Rinebolt
P.O. Box 1793
Findlay, Oh 45839
(419) 425-8860
Email: drinebolt@aol.com
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Ohio Wildlife Center
David Hoy
2661 Billingsly Road
Worthington, Oh 43235
Phone: (614) 761-0134
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Safe Energy Communication Council
Christine Patronik-Holder
660 Crackel Road
Aurora, Oh 44202
Phone: (440) 708-1755
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Simply Living
Marilyn Welker
200 Crestview Rd.
Columbus, Oh 43202
(614) 447-0296
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The Solar & Renewable Energy Buyers Cooperative
Dave Rinebolt
P.O. Box 1793
Findlay, Oh 45839
Phone: (419) 425-8860
Email: drinebolt@aol.
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