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- 2005-11-19
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Yahoo! Energy Buy Supports Renewables Development in Silicon Valley
SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 19, 2006 - Global internet service leader Yahoo! has joined the Santa Clara
Green Power renewable energy program. Yahoo! now purchases 804,000 kWh of clean renewable
energy credits, derived from new wind and solar generation sources in California, equivalent to one
quarter the annual output of one large-scale wind turbine.
Santa Clara Green Power is a voluntary renewable energy program offered by Silicon Valley Power
(SVP) to all residential, commercial, and industrial customers within Santa Clara as a way to support
energy generated from 100% clean wind and solar power resources at a low additional cost of 1.5
cents per kilowatt-hour.
This wind and solar energy commitment is in line with Yahoo! for Good, the company's community
relations program. In addition to energy conservation programs already in place, renewable energy is
a new benefit to Yahoo!'s overall energy footprint. This commitment prevents the annual release of
more than 800,000 pounds of carbon dioxide, a key greenhouse gas. The environmental benefit of a
purchase this size is equivalent to planting 108 acres of forest or removing 70 cars from the road for
a year.
"Yahoo! is committed to renewable power as it helps support sustainable, healthy communities for
our customers and employees," said Meg Garlinghouse, director of Yahoo! For Good. "Santa Clara
Green Power gives us the opportunity to work together with the community to reach our common
goals."
By joining Santa Clara Green Power, Yahoo! becomes a member of the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency's Green Power Partnership for its facilities in Santa Clara and enters the growing circle of other
large Santa Clara businesses supporting renewable energy, including Agilent Technologies, Cisco,
Applied Materials, as well as Santa Clara University. In addition, over 100 small businesses are
participating along with 2,300 households.
"Big players like Yahoo! bring greater awareness to the program and help to further our goal of
supporting California's development of clean energy resources," said Joyce Kinnear, public benefit
program manager for Silicon Valley Power. "We are proud of the strong business support for
renewable energy in the Santa Clara community."
On behalf of Yahoo!, SVP will purchase renewable energy credits from newly constructed wind
farms and solar photovoltaic projects located within California. A portion of Yahoo!'s Santa Clara
Green Power rate will support new solar facilities in the City of Santa Clara, such as the
Haman Elementary School project, helping to bring new installations into the community.
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