Fuel Mix - 2009

Want energy with low emissions? In 2009,  less than one  percent of the power Green Mountain Power sold to customers came directly from fossil fuels. And 52 percent came from water, wood or wind. Here are the details:

Nuclear	42
Hydro	48.9
Oil/Natural Gas	0.8
Biomass	3.0
Premium Renewable - Wood, Methane, Wind	0.3*
Market Purchases	5.0
Total	100

*Renewable Energy Credits (REC) were sold for a portion of the energy generated at Green Mountain Power’s wind facility in Searsburg. Energy associated with the RECs is 0.5% of the total energy in 2009. Total water, wood, wind: 55%