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At Viridian we never settle for the
minimum. The expected. The status-quo.
That’s why we exceed the mandatory
green content standards in every state
we service. It’s why we’ve committed to
improving seven continents in seven
years. And why we work with our
Associates to do as much for their
community as their economy.
ABOUT THIS REPORT
ABOUT 2010
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Viridian CEO Michael Fallquist talks about the balance between
PROFITABILITY & SUSTAINABILITY
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Viridian executive team discusses every department’s
DEDICATION TO SUSTAINABILITY
ROOP BHULLARCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
BETSY WEBBVP OF HUMAN RESOURCES, CUSTOMER CARE & REG. AFFAIRS
CAMI BOEHME VP OF MARKETING AND BRAND COMMUNICATIONS
ROBERT A. MCFADDENSVP OF SALES AND MARKETING
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INDIVIDUAL CHOICE. COLLECTIVE IMPACT.
3,998 2,351,879 48,624 279 2,537 536,108 4,458 198 7,040
ANNUAL
GREENHOUSE GAS
EMISSIONS FROM
PASSENGER
VEHICLES
CO2 EMISSIONS
CREATED
FROM
GASOLINE
CONSUMED
CO2 EMISSIONS
CREATED
FROM BARRELS
OF OIL
CONSUMED
CO2 EMISSIONS
CREATED FROM
TANKER TRUCKS
WORTH OF
GASOLINE
CO2 EMISSIONS
CREATED FROM
ELECTRICITY USE
OF HOMES
IN 1 YEAR
CARBON
SEQUESTERED
BY TREES
GROWN FOR
10 YEARS
CARBON
SEQUESTERED
ANNUALLY BY
PINE OR FIR
FORESTS
CARBON SEQUES-
TERED ANNUALLY
BY FOREST
SAVED FROM
DEFORESTATION
CO2 EMISSIONS
AVOIDED BY
RECYCLING WASTE
INSTEAD OF SENDING
TO LANDFILL
V E H I C L E S G A L L O N S B A R R E L S T R U C K S H O M E S S E E D L I N G S A C R E S A C R E S T O N S
OUR CUSTOMERS HAVE SAVED* 46,094,694 LBS. THAT EQUATES TO:
OUR CUSTOMERS HAVE REDUCED CARBON EMISSION BY**
$6,991,260
* Data calculated as of 12/17/10. **Source: http://www.epa.gov/cleanenergy/energy-resources/calculator.html
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RECOGNIZING THE INCREMENTAL IMPORTANCE OF EACH SIMPLE ACT IS WHAT GENERATION V STANDS FOR.
GENERATION V IS DEDICATED
“IT’S NICE TO ACTUALLY DO WHAT WE SAY WE DO. I’M PROUD TO BE PART OF A COMPANY THAT SELLS A GREEN PRODUCT BUT IT MEANS EVEN MORE TO ME TO LIVE THAT MESSAGE.”
MEGAN MCCOY OPERATIONS MANAGER
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GENERATION V PLANS FOR THE FUTURE
“MY DEPENDENCY ON FUEL WAS ALSO DEPENDENCY ON FOREIGN OIL, WHICH PUTS OUR COUNTRY AND OUR TROOPS AT RISK. I’D RATHER KEEP THAT MONEY HERE TO HELP DEVELOP RENEWABLE TECHNOLOGY.”
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After seeing the opportunities for both saving mon-ey and helping the environment, Vomero-Battis said it was a “no-brainer” to become an Associate.
GENERATION V IS OPTIMISTIC & PERSISTENT
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“You can recycle and say ‘I’m doing my part,’ but you’re isolated. You need the community,” she said.
GENERATION V IS INSPIRED
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“Viridian is what I’ve always wanted to do,” he said. “I feel good about it because I’m not selling anything. I’m telling people about it and I think the choice is obvious.”
GENERATION V IS INNOVATIVE
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HOW A RENEWABLE ENERGY CERTIFICATE (REC) WORKS
RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATORS
TRADITIONAL ENERGY GENERATOR
THE GRID
REC
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THE INCREASED MARKET DEMAND FOR RECS DRIVES THE CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF RENEWABLE ENERGY IN OUR COUNTRY.
RENEWABLE PORTFOLIO STANDARDS
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2010 REC REPORTING IS FOR ELECTRICITY USED BY VIRIDIAN CUSTOMERS IN CONNECTICUT IN CALENDAR YEAR 2009, AND IN PENNSYLVANIA IN REPORTING YEAR 2010.REPORTING TIMELINE
2009 2010 2011
FEBJAN MAR APR MAY JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV JUL AUG SEP OCT NOVDECJUN JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN
COMPLETED REPORTING YEARS FUTURE REPORTING YEARS CONNECTICUT MARYLAND NEW JERSEY PENNSYLVANIA
PA & NJ REPORTING YEAR
CT & MD 2011 REPORTING YEARCT CUSTOMERS USED 20,250 MWH
PA CUSTOMERS USED 895 MWH THIS ELECTRICITY WAS PART OF REC REPORTING IN 2010
THIS ELECTRICITY WAS PART OF REC REPORTING IN 2010
THIS ELECTRICITY IS PART OF REC REPORTING IN 2011 FOR PA & NJ
LOOKING FORWARDViridian's 2011 Sustainability Report will include REC reporting for electricity served in CT and MD from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 2010 and in NJ and PA from June 1, 2010 to May 31, 2011. Our growth has been significant in these markets. Next year's report will provide a detailed account of the activity for this period. As a glimpse of what to expect in that report, we are proud to say that we have already served more than 24 times the load in those markets as of the date of publication. (Dec. 17, 2010) That amounts to an incredible impact which we will fully report on next year.
NJ
CT
MD
PA
LOAD TO DATE:
516,029 MWHJAN 2011 PECO MARKET LAUNCH
JAN 2011 DUQUESNE MARKET LAUNCH
JUL 2009 UI MARKET LAUNCHFEB 2010 PPL MARKET LAUNCH
JUN 2010 ACE MARKET LAUNCH
AUG 2010 JCPL MARKET LAUNCH
AUG 2010 RECO MARKET LAUNCH
SEP 2010 PEPCO MARKET LAUNCHJUL 2009 CL&P MARKET LAUNCH
MAY 2010 PSEG MARKET LAUNCH
JUL 2010 BGE MARKET LAUNCH
EARTH DAY! BEACH CLEANUP IN WESTPORT, CT
VIRIDIAN LAUNCHES DIRECTSELLING CHANNEL
VIRIDIAN BEACH CLEAN UP IN SANDY HOOK, NJ
MICHAEL FALLQUIST SPEAKS AT GARDEN STATE GREENFEST, SOMERSET, NJ
THIS ELECTRICITY IS PART OF REC REPORTING IN 2011 FOR CT & MD
FIRST ANNUAL SUSTAINABILITY REPORT PUBLISHED
VIRIDIAN PURE GREEN PLAN IS CERTIFIED BY GREEN-E ENERGY
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CONNECTICUT: 12% RENEWABLE PORTFOLIO STANDARD FOR 2009
AS VIRIDIAN’S FOUNDING MARKET, CONNECTICUT REPRESENTED THE BULK OF VIRIDIAN’S ELECTRICITY LOAD FOR THIS YEAR’S REPORT. DURING 2009, VIRIDIAN SERVED 20,250 MEGAWATT HOURS (MWH) OF ELECTRICITY TO CUSTOMERS IN CONNECTICUT. CONNECTICUT’S STATE RPS MANDATED THAT ALL ELECTRICITY SUPPLIERS BUY RECS TO SUPPORT 12% OF THEIR TOTAL
2009 LOAD.
AUDIT OF RECS PURCHASED
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REC PURCHASING CONNECTICUT2010
STEP 1 CALCULATE ELECTRICITY USAGE FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2009
STEP 2 DETERMINE REC PURCHASING REQUIREMENTS
STEP 3 PURCHASE RECS
STEP 4 RETIRE RECS
EACH REC IS REPRESENTED BY A UNIQUE SERIAL NUMBER. ONCE THIS NUMBER HAS BEEN REPORTED AND RETIRED, IT CAN NEVER BE COUNTED OR USED AGAIN.
RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL
20,250 MWH20,250 MWH
12% 8%
$$$
TOTAL FOR ALLVIRIDIAN RESIDENTAL AND COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS IN CT
REC
2,442 RECS 1,608 RECS
CT RPS VOLUNTARY
20%4,050 RECS
EVERYDAY GREEN
RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATORS
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CONNECTICUT CLASS I RECS: 6%CLASS
1
FUEL CELL TECHNOLOGY GENER-ATES POWER SIMILAR TO HOW A STANDARD BATTERY OPERATES: WITHOUT ANY COMBUSTION.
FUEL CELL POWER
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CONNECTICUT CLASS II RECS: 3%
THE SILICONE MATERIAL PRESENT IN SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS TRANSFORMS THE SUNLIGHT INTO ELECTRICITY RATHER THAN HEAT.
CLASS
2
SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER
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THE DAMMED WATER FLOWS THROUGH THE INTAKE, INTO A LARGE PIPE (A PENSTOCK). THIS PIPE FEEDS THE WATER INTO A TURBINE WHICH THEN POWERS A GENERATOR.
COMBINED HEAT AND POWER SYSTEMS (CHP) REFER TO A POWER PLANT THAT CAN CAPTURE THE HEAT EMITTED IN THE ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION PROCESS AND USE IT FOR RESIDENTIAL OR COMMERCIAL HEATING
HYDROPOWER
COMBINED HEAT AND POWER
CONNECTICUT CLASS III RECS: 3%CLASS
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CONNECTICUT VOLUNTARY RECS
AS THE WIND BLOWS PAST THE TURBINES, ITS SPECIALLY DESIGNED BLADES “CAPTURE” THE WIND AND SPIN IN TOW. AS THESE BLADES SPIN, THEY ACTIVATE A GEARBOX, WHICH SPINS THE GENERATOR WHERE THE ELECTRICITY IS FINALLY GENERATED.
WIND POWER
STATE OF REC SOURCE
TYPE OF RENEWABLE RENEWABLE FACILITY QUANTITY CLASSIFICATION REC SERIAL NUMBERS
Connecticut
Connecticut
New Hampshire
New Hampshire
Vermont
Connecticut
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
Cabelas
Saybrook Point Inn
Kelley’s Falls
Mascoma Hydro
Wells River
Branford High School
UCONN Central Utility Plant
Lookout Wind Farm
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96
311
200
204
404
1461
CT Class I
CT Class I
CT Class II
CT Class II
CT Class II
CT Class III
CT Class III
Voluntary Tier I
Batch 268672, # 1 to 431Batch 268670, # 1 to 75Batch 268671, # 1 to 442 Batch 272910, # 301 to 326 Batch 271426, # 1 to 394
Batch 276497, # 1 to 6
Batch 274866, # 1 to 80 Batch 274870, # 1 to 14Batch 272554, # 129 to 130
Batch 274840, # 1 to 50 Batch 274878, # 1 to 261
Batch 271800, # 1 to 200
Batch 268668, # 1 to 70 Batch 268669, # 1 to 94Batch 268667, # 81 to 120
Batch 272457, # 7144 to 7547
Batch 87813, # 644 to 1573 Batch 87813, # 1693 to 2223
Viridian CT REC Retirement Report for 2010
WINDENERGY
HYDRO-ELECTRIC
SOLARPHOTOVOLTAIC
FUEL CELL
COMBINEDHEAT & POWER
MUNICIPALSOLID WASTE
CT 2009 REC SOURCESWIND ENERGY
FUEL CELL
HYDROELECTRIC
COMBINED HEAT & POWER
SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC
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TIER
1
TIER
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PENNSYLVANIA: 6.7% RENEWABLE PORTFOLIOSTANDARD RY 2010
DURING RY 2010, VIRIDIAN SERVED 895 MEGAWATT HOURS (MWH) OF ELECTRICITY TO CUSTOMERS IN PENNSYLVANIA.
RESOURCE CLASSIFICATIONPENNSYLVANIA TIER I RECS: 2.5%
PENNSYLVANIA TIER II RECS: 4.2%
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REC PURCHASING PENNSYLVANIARY2010
STEP 1 CALCULATE ELECTRICITY USAGE FOR REPORTING YEAR 2010
STEP 2 DETERMINE REC PURCHASING REQUIREMENTS
STEP 3 PURCHASE RECS
STEP 4 RETIRE RECS
EACH REC IS REPRESENTED BY A UNIQUE SERIAL NUMBER. ONCE THIS NUMBER HAS BEEN REPORTED AND RETIRED, IT CAN NEVER BE COUNTED OR USED AGAIN.
RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL
895 MWH895 MWH
6.7% 13.3%
$$$
TOTAL FOR ALLVIRIDIAN RESIDENTAL AND COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS IN PA
REC
61 RECS 119 RECS
CT RPS VOLUNTARY
20%180 RECS
EVERYDAY GREEN
RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATORS
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Pennsylvania
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Lookout Wind Farm
Montgomery County Resource Recovery
Lookout Wind Farm
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PA Tier I
PA Tier II
Voluntary (Green-e©)
Batch 87813, # 501 to 523
Batch 56668, # 14081 to 14118
Batch 87813, # 1574 to 1692
STATE OF REC SOURCE
TYPE OF RENEWABLE RENEWABLE FACILITY QUANTITY CLASSIFICATION REC SERIAL NUMBERS
Viridian PA REC Retirement Report for 2010
WINDENERGY
HYDRO-ELECTRIC
SOLARPHOTOVOLTAIC
FUEL CELL
COMBINEDHEAT & POWER
MUNICIPALSOLID WASTE
PA RY2010 REC SOURCESWIND ENERGY
MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE
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“THERE ARE VERY FEW EXPERIENCES THAT ARE TRULY LIFE CHANGING AND EYE-OPENING. MY EXPERIENCE IN BRAZIL COUNTS AS ONE FOR ME PERSONALLY.”
MICHAEL FALLQUISTCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
MICHAEL FALLQUIST AND ROBERT A. MCFADDEN IN BRAZIL
WE MAY NOT HAVE ENDED A VICIOUS CYCLE, BUT AT LEAST WE’VE STARTED A VIRTUOUS ONE – AND LEFT THE CONTINENT BETTER THAN WE FOUND IT.
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WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN?
THE BEGINNING OF A RIPPLE EFFECT.
EDITORS CONTRIBUTING WRITERS PHOTOGRAPHY DESIGN AND LAYOUT
SPECIAL THANKS TO
CONTACT
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