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Green Power Leadership Awards > Awards Details > Suppliers
Description
The Green Power Leadership Awards are made annually to recognize organizations that distinguish themselves among U.S. green power market participants. The U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Center for Resource Solutions present the awards in three categories: suppliers, purchasers, and marketers.
Now in the 10th year, the Green Power Leadership Awards also raise public awareness of the availability of green power options by recognizing market participants that make exceptional contributions to the development of voluntary green power markets.
The Green Power Leadership Awards for Suppliers (Supplier Awards) are presented by the U.S. Department of Energy and recognize exceptional achievement among organizations that supply green power to end use customers.
The 2011 Green Power Leadership Awards ceremony will be held on November 16th, 2011 in conjunction with Renewable Energy Markets 2011 in San Francisco, CA.
Terms
- Any party may submit nominations or suppliers may self-nominate.
- Previous winners and nominees are eligible for 2011 Awards if nomination provides evidence that substantial progress has been achieved since they were previously nominated .
- There is no limit to the number of nominations that may be submitted per party.
- A 12 consecutive month period must be used when calculating green power sales, percentages or other quantitative information for nominations.
Eligibility
A nominee is eligible if the following requirements are met:
- The nominee is either an electric utility, retail marketer, REC marketer, and/or renewable energy project developer that supplies renewable energy to residential or nonresidential consumers who make voluntary purchases of renewable energy;
- Only nominations showing proof that programs and companies directly support voluntary green power markets will be considered. Power used to comply with a renewable energy mandate, such as a renewable portfolio standard (RPS), does not qualify;
- Only green power suppliers that serve U.S. customers are eligible
Categories
Utility Green Power Program of the Year
This award recognizes utilities that are leaders in designing and implementing a voluntary renewable energy offering. This category is open to all utilities (municipal, rural electric cooperative, or investor-owned utility) offering voluntary renewable energy programs to their customers.
Non-Utility Green Power Supplier of the Year
This award recognizes non-utility providers (e.g. marketer or other entity) that supply renewable energy to residential or nonresidential consumers who make voluntary purchases of renewable energy.
Innovative Green Power Program of the Year
This award recognizes organizations that are advancing green power markets through innovative approaches to delivering green power to the marketplace. This category is open to all utilities offering voluntary renewable energy programs to their customers or non-utility providers.
How to Apply
Go to the Supplier Nomination Form and Summary Table
Please submit one nomination for each award for each nominee by 5:00pm PDT on Tuesday, June 21 2011. If you are nominating a supplier, please collaborate with the nominee to accurately capture their contribution to the marketplace, not just your transaction with them. Self-nominations are encouraged.
Required for every utility (optional for non-utility) nomination, a completed summary table should accompany the nomination form. Summary table should be completed to the extent data is available and submitted via email with completed nomination form.
Nominations for Supplier Awards (five pages maximum, not including the instructions pages of this form, supplemental materials, or the summary table) should be sent to:
Sue Anderson
Green Power Leadership Awards
susan.anderson [at] go.doe.gov
(720) 356-1372)
NOTE: Please be sure to label your nomination materials with the type of award and to include information for ALL criteria.
Due Date
All Nominations are due by 5:00pm PDT on Tuesday June 21, 2011.
Additional Information
Visit the DOE's Green Power Leadership Award website here. |
