1.3.1 Top Three Material Issues.
1.3.1.2 Power and Other Contracts.
1.3.1.3 Merger with Gaz Métro.
1.4 Sustainability Highlights and Recent Awards.
2.1 Report Scope and Boundaries.
2.3 How This Year's Report is Different
2.4.2.1 Environmental Footprint of Operations
2.4.2.2 Types of Power Generation
2.4.2.3 Customers and Community
3. Overview of Green Mountain Power
3.1 Green Mountain Power History
3.2 Green Mountain Power’s Vision
3.2.1 Organizational Changes at Green Mountain Power in 2006
3.3.2 Membership in Organizations
3.4 Indirect Economic Impacts — Reliable, Affordable Power
3.4.1 Reliability and Retail Sales Stats
4. Our Sustainability Strategy
4.1 Environmental Commitment Statement
5. Identifying and Reducing Our Environmental Footprint
5.1 Our Power Profile and Its Impacts
5.1.3 Renewable Energy Credit Sales
5.5.1 Overall Footprint of Nuclear Power
5.5.2 Safety at Vermont Yankee
5.5.3 Waste from Vermont Yankee
5.5.4 Green Mountain Power’s Position on Nuclear Power
5.7 Air Emissions and Climate Change
5.7.2 Disclosure of Climate Change Risk
5.7.3 Programs to Reduce Climate Change Risk
5.7.4 Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX)
5.7.5 Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI)
5.7.6 Commitment to Renewable Energy
5.8 T&D System Upgrades and Impacts
5.8.1 Northwest Reliability Project
5.8.2 Sulfur Hexafluoride (SF6)
5.8.3 Electromagnetic Radiation
5.8.5 Impacts on Native Ecosystems and Species
5.8.6 Biodiversity-Rich Habitats
6. Impacts from Infrastructure and Operations
6.1 Energy Use and Energy Efficiency
6.3 Impacts from Transportation
6.3.3 Vehicle Performance and Service Life
6.4.1 Use of Recycled Materials
6.6 Impacts from Wastes and Releases
6.6.1 Solid Waste and Chemical Waste
6.7 Sidebar: “Go Forth and Compost”
7. Our employees have spoken: Green Mountain Power is a great place to work.
7.1.1 Our Philosophy and Code of Ethics
7.3 Our Commitment to Professional Growth and Training
7.4 Next Generation University (Green Mountain Power U)
7.6 Employee Reaction to Gaz Métro Merger
7.7 Workplace Diversity and Equal Opportunity
7.8.1 Executive Safety Committee
7.8.2 Employee Health and Wellness Programs
7.8.3 Promoting Healthy Lifestyles
7.8.3.1 Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses
7.8.4 Formal Commitment to Health & Safety through “SHARP”
8. Giving Back to Vermont through Reliability and Social Responsibility
8.1 History of Serving and Listening to Our Customers
8.2 Commitment to Reliability (through Technology)
8.3 We Listen to Our Customers
8.3.1 Customer Reaction to Gaz Métro Merger
8.5 Giving Back to Communities
8.5.1 Supporting Communities and Local Environmental Research
8.5.2 Assisting Limited-Income Customers
8.5.3 Third Annual Community Energy Fair
8.6.1 Ralph Nading Hill Writing Contest
8.7.1 Renewable Energy Product Information
8.7.2 Safety and Environmental Tips
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1-1: Performance and Targets
Figure 3-1: MWH Generation 2004-2006.
Figure 3-2: Green Mountain Power’s Transmission & Distribution (T&D) System
Figure 3-3: Green Mountain Power Service Area.
Figure 3-4: Retail Sales and Lease Transmissions, in MWH
Figure 3-5: Earnings per Share and Dividends Paid
Figure 3-7: Average Residential Rates of New England Large Investor-owned Utilities
Figure 5-2: Wood Usage in Power Production (2004-2006)
Figure 5-3: Trend of CO2 Emissions (2004-2006) – Includes Purchased Power
Figure 5-4: Air Emissions (2004-2006)
Figure 6-1: Electricity Use 2000-2006
Figure 6-2: Green Mountain Power Total Water Use (2004-2006)
Figure 6-5: Gasoline Fleet Miles & Efficiency Trends
Figure 6-6: Diesel Fleet Miles & Efficiency Trends
Figure 6-7: Transportation Fuel Use
Figure 6-3: Hazardous Waste Generation (2004-2006)
Figure 6-4: Scrap Wire Generation 2006
Figure 6-5: Scrap Metal Generation 2006
LIST OF TABLES
Table 3-3: Service Quality Performance Index
Table 5-1: Power Mix: 2004-2006
Table 5-2: Fossil-Fueled Power Sources
Table 5-3: 2006 Wholesale Power Profile
Table 5-5: Impacts of Power on Habitats and Wildlife
Table 6-1: KWH Usage by Location
Table 6-2: Green Mountain Power Water Use by Location
Table 6-4: Biodiesel Use and Emissions Avoided
Table 6-3: Raw Material Usage 2005-2006
Table 6-4: Propane/Natural Gas Use in 2006 (by Location)
Table 6-5: Trended Waste Data for 2005-2006
Table 7-3: Green Mountain Power’s Workforce
