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Green Power Partnership

Green Power Community Usage Requirement

Working with your local utility or power provider, determine the amount of electricity used within the community boundary (city limits).

To become an EPA Green Power Community, the community must collectively use green power that meets or exceeds 5 percent of the community’s electricity use. This applies to all communities, regardless of the size of their community’s annual electricity usage.