Customer Enrollment in Consumers Energy's Green Generation Renewable Energy Program Doubles in Ten Weeks
June 02 2006 - 7:30AM
PR Newswire (US)
JACKSON, Mich., June 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Customer
participation in Consumers Energy's Green Generation program has
doubled in the past ten weeks to 2,500 enrollments. The program,
one of the largest renewable energy efforts in Michigan, was
launched last fall following approval by the Michigan Public
Service Commission. "An increasing number of customers are choosing
to support 'made in Michigan' renewable energy by their voluntary
enrollment in the Green Generation program," said Sue Swan, vice
president of customer operations for Consumers Energy. "We and our
renewable energy suppliers appreciate the growing customer support
for expanding Michigan-based green power sources." Since the
October 1 launch of Green Generation, suppliers have to-date
produced more than 10 million kilowatt-hours of new renewable
energy, enough to provide the annual power needs of approximately
1,200 homes. That number will grow as more renewable energy
projects begin production. The Green Generation program offers
Consumers Energy's 1.8 million statewide electric customers an
opportunity to support renewable energy 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. 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
nearly 6.5 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: Jeff Holyfield,
+1-517-788-2394, or Dan Bishop, +1-517-788-2395, both of Consumers
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