EPA News Release (Region 3): EPA’s newest Green Power Partner: Amerigroup’s Virginia Beach National Support Center

Contact: Bonnie Smith smith.bonnie@epa.gov, 215-814-5543   EPA’s newest Green Power Partner: Amerigroup’s Virginia Beach National Support Center Support Center is choosing renewable sources for 100% of its energy needs PHILADELPHIA (October 25, 2011) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that Amerigroup Corporation’s Virginia Beach National Support Center Inc., is the newest Green Power Partner, on EPA's Fortune 500 list of green power purchasers. Amerigroup’s green power purchase of more than 10 million kilowatt hours is equivalent to avoiding the yearly carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions of nearly 1,400 passenger vehicles or from more than 800 average American homes' electricity use.   The Support Center is purchasing is electricity from two on-site wind turbines, which is enough green power to meet 100 percent of its electricity use. Green power is generated from renewable resources including solar, wind, geothermal, biogas, and low-impact hydropower.   “Amerigroup’s Virginia Beach National Support Center is making its environmental commitment clear by switching from traditional sources of electricity generation to cleaner, renewable energy alternatives,” said EPA’s mid-Atlantic Regional Administrator Shawn M. Garvin. “I applaud Amerigroup’s efforts to buy green power and hope others will follow their lead in helping to improve air quality." EPA’s Green Power Partnership works with more than 1,300 partner organizations who are voluntarily purchasing green power to reduce the environmental impacts of conventional electricity use. Purchases of green power also help accelerate the development of new renewable energy capacity nationwide and produce no net increase to greenhouse gas emissions.   More information on the nation’s top 50 green power purchasers: http://www.epa.gov/greenpower/toplists/top50.htm   More information on EPA’s Green Power Partnership: http://www.epa.gov/greenpower/       Note: If a link above doesn't work, please copy and paste the URL into a browser.     View all Region 3 Press Releases     You can view or update your subscriptions or e-mail address at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page. All you will need is your e-mail address. If you have any questions or problems e-mail support@govdelivery.com for assistance.  This service is provided to you at no charge by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.  This email was sent to elmasry.webmaster@gmail.com using GovDelivery, on behalf of: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW · Washington DC 20460 · 202-564-4355