UPMC Purchases 15,000 Renewable Energy Certificates to Power its Data Centers

Category: Energy
Type: News
Source: US Department of Energy (Green Power Network)
Date: Monday, January 13th, 2014

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), the biggest employer in western Pennsylvania, is among 76 other Pennsylvania organizations committed to purchasing green power as part of the E.P.A.'s Green Power Partnership. UPMC joined the Partnership after acquiring 15,000 renewable energy certificates (RECs) from wind energy to power all of its data centers. The RECs were generated by wind farms from the EverPower Wind Holdings Incorporated

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