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TRWD becomes first water agency in Texas to go “green”
FORT WORTH, TX (January 15, 2008) – The Tarrant Regional Water District (TRWD) in Fort Worth recently became the first water utility agency in Texas to join the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Green Power Partners program and go “green.”
The district purchased 11,700,000 kilowatt hours of renewable energy in the form of Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) from Strategic Energy® in Houston. Over the next three years that amount will offset over 16 million pounds of carbon emissions from being released into the environment.
The certificates are valid through 2010. Texas has 165 organizations in the EPA partnership currently using “green power.”
TRWD is one of the largest raw water suppliers in the state of Texas, providing water to more than 1.7 million people in 11 North Central Texas counties. Led by a publicly elected five-member board, it owns and operates four major reservoirs in the area, including Lake Bridgeport, Eagle Mountain Lake, Cedar Creek and Richland-Chambers Reservoirs. Its wholesale customers include the cities of Fort Worth, Arlington, Mansfield, the Trinity River Authority and others. TRWD also maintains 150 miles of pipeline used for water transport, more than 40 miles of Trinity River Trails and a 260-acre wetland water reuse project aimed at increasing future water supplies for the area.
About Strategic Energy
Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pa., Strategic Energy is a leading supplier of retail electricity in competitive markets. For more than 20 years, Strategic Energy has acted as a trusted, unbiased advisor, helping companies implement effective energy purchasing strategies to optimize their energy spending. Strategic Energy is licensed to serve customers in deregulated energy markets including California, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas and Washington, D.C. Strategic Energy is owned by Great Plains Energy (NYSE: GXP). For more information, visit www.strategicenergy.com.
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