Health Care Sector Invests in On-site Renewable Energy

Category: Energy
Type: News
Source: US Department of Energy (Green Power Network)
Date: Monday, May 19th, 2014

Kaiser Permanente has received a 2013 Green Power Leadership Award from the E.P.A. for the organization's use of solar power. Kaiser Permanente uses in excess of 17 million kilowatt-hours of power annually from multiple onsite solar energy installations in California, amounting to 7% or the equivalent of its yearly electricity consumption at these sites.

Another health care company, Gunderson Health System is investing in on-site renewable energy production. Onalaska Campus in Onalaska, Wisconsin - meets 100% of its electricity and thermal energy demand through the energy produced by a landfill waste-to-energy location located on the Gundersen Onalaska Campus.

Press Release - Kaiser Permanente Gains E.P.A. Green Power Leadership Award.

Case Study - Using Waste to Create Energy

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