Consumers Energy's Green Generation Renewable Energy Program Nearing 1,300 Customer Enrollments
March 16 2006 - 6:30AM
PR Newswire (US)
JACKSON, Mich., March 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Consumers
Energy's Green Generation program has approximately 1,300 customer
enrollments in its first six months of operation. The program was
launched last fall following approval by the Michigan Public
Service Commission. It is one of the largest renewable energy
efforts in the state. "We're pleased with the support that our
electric customers are showing for our new Green Generation
program," said Sue Swan, vice president of customer operations for
Consumers Energy. "To have 1,300 customers enroll in the program in
less than six months demonstrates good public support for
Michigan-based renewable energy sources." The Green Generation
program offers Consumers Energy's 1.8 million statewide electric
customers an opportunity to support Michigan-based renewable energy
projects by voluntarily enrolling in the program and paying a small
premium. Payment options range from purchasing a "green block" of
power for as little as $2.50 per month, to matching current monthly
usage for approximately $12-$14 per month. Information on the Green
Generation program is available at http://www.consumersenergy.com/
. To support the Green Generation program, Consumers Energy has
entered into electricity supply contracts with seven new
independent renewable energy projects. The projects represent
approximately 238,000 megawatt-hours of electric capacity, enough
to serve an estimated 30,000 customers. Approximately 75 percent of
the electric energy from the new projects will come from wind
generation, including the Noble Environmental Power wind farm under
construction in Michigan's Huron County. The remaining 25 percent
of energy for the program is from landfill gas facilities. All of
the projects are located in Michigan's Lower Peninsula. Consumers
Energy, the principal subsidiary of CMS Energy, provides natural
gas and electricity to more than six million of Michigan's 10
million residents in all 68 Lower Peninsula counties. For more
information about Consumers Energy, visit our Website at
http://www.consumersenergy.com/ DATASOURCE: Consumers Energy
CONTACT: Media Contacts: Jeff Holyfield, +1-517-788-2394, or Dan
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