Green Mountain Power

1
Green Mountain Power

• Greening Up the
• Bottom Line

2
Environmental Footprint

• Power Generation from Owned Facilities
• Purchased Power Contracts
• Operations (Vehicles, Buildings, People)

3
Greening Up the Bottom Line

• Integrate environmental responsibility into the
  organizational culture
• Make environmental responsibility a part of the
  budget cycle
• Measure results
• Take a long-term view and focus on understanding
  situations early
• Identify those benefits that are more difficult
  to quantify
• Identify market mechanisms to convert positive
  environmental features to cash

4
More Difficult Quantifications

• Avoiding violations of environmental requirements
• Negotiated settlements with stakeholders on
  rates, on permits and other matters subject to
  regulatory approval
• Ability to attract capital
• Impact on employee morale, motivation, ability to
  hire the best
• Societal costs

5
Affecting Stakeholders

• Customers Greener Mountain Power Rate, CoolHome,
  Community Energy Fair
• Vendors Evaluating Products We Use
• Employees Restructuring the Workweek
• Markets Biodiesel, CCX
• Public Process Around Vermonts Energy Future

6
Environmental Commitments

• Improve our environmental performance
  continuously
• Prepare periodic reports to assess our
  environmental programs
• Promote the efficient use of energy and other
  resources in the workplace and in homes
• Inform ourselves about our suppliers and products
  we buy and whether they protect the environment,
  public health and public safety
• Educate employees and our customers about
  environmentally sound practices

7
Measuring Costs
Being an Environmental StewardDoes Not Always
Cost Less, But it Can.

• Costs Less
• CCX Program
• Purchase of Prius Hybrids
• Sale of Renewable Energy Credits
• Carpooling
• Anti-idling Policy
• Peak-Shaving
• Elimination of Paper Copies
• Reducing Energy Consumption

• Costs More
• Biodiesel