With over 235,000 residential and commercial customers voluntarily enrolled in its Green Future program, Portland General Electric and its customers are once again celebrating being the nation's leaders in the adoption of renewable energy.
For the 14th year*, PGE has held the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory's No. 1 ranking for the largest participation of business and residential customers in a renewables program of any electric utility in the U.S. In addition, Green Future held its No. 1 ranking across two additional categories including participation rate and green power sales rate.
The Green Future program has been offered by PGE for 24 years with more than a quarter of all PGE customers enrolled in the program. Customers of all sizes are able to opt-in and support renewable energy as an innovative clean energy solution.
"At Portland General Electric, we reflect the priorities of the customers and communities we serve. For over a decade, PGE customers have prioritized clean energy through our Green Future program," said Maria Pope, president and CEO of PGE.
Through Green Future, customers support clean, new renewable energy equal to all or part of their energy use each month. In addition, the program gives back to communities by funding renewable energy projects through the PGE Renewable Development Fund (RDF).
The RDF offers competitive grant awards for applicants to deploy their own clean energy projects. 2023's Renewable Development Fund also included - for the first time - funding for projects that incorporate energy storage. Grants are awarded through an open and competitive application process. To date, the fund has awarded $18 million to 87 local renewable energy projects resulting in 16.6 MW of renewable generation
For more information, visit portlandgeneral.com/greenfuture.
*NREL did not release rankings in 2011
Portland General Electric (NYSE: POR) is a fully integrated energy company that generates, transmits and distributes electricity to over 900,000 customers in 51 cities across the state of Oregon. For more than 130 years, Portland General Electric (PGE) has powered the advancement of society, delivering safe, affordable, reliable and increasingly clean energy. To deliver on its strategy and meet state targets, PGE and its approximately 3,000 employees committed to partnering with stakeholders to achieve at least an 80% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from power served to customers by 2030 and 100% reduction by 2040. PGE customers set the standard for prioritizing clean energy with the No. 1 voluntary renewable energy program in the country. Additionally, for the fifth year in a row, PGE was recognized by the Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index which highlights companies committed to creating a more equal and inclusive workplace. As a reflection of the company's commitment to the community it serves, in 2022, PGE employees, retirees and the PGE Foundation donated nearly $5.5 million and volunteered more than 18,000 hours with more than 400 nonprofits across Oregon. For more information visit PortlandGeneral.com/news.
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