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Center for Resource Solutions Announces 2020 Green Power Leadership Award Winners
Annual awards honor outstanding achievements by individuals and organizations in promoting green power
The nonprofit Center for Resource Solutions (CRS) presented the 2020 Green Power Leadership Awards today, awarding eight organizations and two individuals for their roles in promoting and expanding the use of clean, renewable energy. The awards were presented during the annual Renewable Energy Markets 2020 conference in the categories of Green Power Market Development, International Green Power Market Development, Leadership in Green Power Education, and Green Power Leader of the Year.
“We are proud this year to honor an exceptional group of companies, organizations, and individuals who have been working separately together to advance one of the most important goals of our lifetime—the transition to clean, renewable energy,” said Jennifer Martin, executive director of CRS, which co-presents the annual awards with the U.S. EPA’s Clean Power Partnership. “In a year that underscored the immediacy of the climate challenge, these winners demonstrated the willingness and determination to act today in a way that benefits us all.”
The U.S. EPA Green Power Partnership also recognized 12 winners in four categories: Excellence in Green Power Use, Direct Project Engagement, Sustained Excellence in Green Power, and Green Power Partner of the Year. More information about U.S. EPA’s awards is available at the U.S. EPA’s Green Power Leadership Awards page.
Center for Resource Solutions Market Development Awards
Green Power Market Development: AT&T, Clean Power Alliance, Google LLC., LevelTen Energy, Inc., Tennessee Valley Authority
International Green Power Market Development: Fluence, Microsoft Corporation
Leadership in Green Power Education: Miles Braxton, KidWind/REcharge Academy
Green Power Leader of the Year: Richard Wanderscheid
For more information about the 2020 Green Power Leadership Award winners, visit www.greenpowerleadershipawards.com.
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About the Green Power Leadership Awards
The annual Green Power Leadership Awards (GPLAs) are competitive awards that recognize outstanding commitments and achievements in the green power marketplace. By choosing green power instead of conventional electricity, consumers, businesses, and organizations can support increased deployment of renewable energy technologies that will reduce the environmental impact of electricity generation and increase energy security. The GPLAs are presented by the nonprofit Center for Resource Solutions and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at the annual Renewable Energy Markets conference. Learn more at www.greenpowerleadershipawards.com.
About Center for Resource Solutions
Center for Resource Solutions‘ (CRS’s) leadership through collaboration and environmental innovation builds policies and consumer-protection mechanisms in renewable energy, greenhouse gas reductions, and energy efficiency that foster healthy and sustained market growth. CRS runs the Green-e® certification program, the leading independent consumer protection program for the sale of renewable energy and greenhouse gas reductions in the retail market. Green-e provides forward-thinking organizations a simple, internationally recognized logo they can use to communicate their renewable energy and climate commitment to their customers and stakeholders. Learn more about CRS at resource-solutions.org.