Going Green in a Big Way

World-class golf courses aren’t the only thing green about Houston. Dubbed the “Energy Capital of the World,” this progressive city is also finding new ways to lessen its environmental footprint.

The perfect location for Comverge to hold the 2009 Clean Energy Users’ Conference, Houston is host to diverse green initiatives throughout the city.

Check out these inspiring facts:

• The Environmental Protection Agency’s Green Power Partnership named the City of Houston the nation’s number one municipal purchaser of green power and a leader in the alternative energy trend.
• Texas, a top producer of wind energy, has a cumulative wind power capacity now standing at 2,370 megawatts – enough to power more than 600,000 American homes.
• According to The Trust for Public Land, Houston ranks first among the country’s 10 most populous cities in total acreage of parkland with 56,405 acres.
• The Houston Zoo now saves 35,000 sheets of paper per year – four or five mature trees – by converting to electronic versions of routine reports and communications.
• The Metropolitan Transit Authority (METRO) is rolling out 40 new diesel-hybrid city buses in an effort to help clear Houston’s air and put 30 less earth-friendly buses into retirement.
• The Houston Astros baseball team was the first sports team in the city to launch a recycling campaign. With 125 recycling bins around the park, an average of three tons of cardboard, plastic, and aluminum are recycled every game.
• Covered in more than 50,000 cans, the Beer Can House is recycling at its best. This aluminum beer can siding and the beer can garlands that hang from the roof edges have actually lowered the residing family’s energy bills.

Join Comverge in this exciting city and learn more about the benefits of demand response and energy efficiency programs to give you the energy to go clean.