On October 19, 2022, 3Degrees’ Associate Director of Product Innovation, Andrea DeWees, shared what our decades of experience have taught us about the foundational best practices for voluntary programs. She outlined how gas utilities can demonstrate climate action to their stakeholders by applying these with confidence in order to build, launch, and grow a successful […]
Amanda Mortlock, VP of 3Degrees’ Utility Partnerships, discusses the key components of climate strategies for gas utilities, including voluntary renewable natural gas (RNG) programs. Watch the video
Amanda Mortlock, VP of 3Degrees’ Utility Partnerships, discusses the benefits of voluntary renewable energy programs for utilities. Watch the video
Over 125,000 customers participate in innovative renewable energy program In 2000, Pacific Power, a regulated utility serving customers across a six state region, launched its Blue SkySM renewable energy program. The program was well-received and steadily gained customers in its early years. By 2004, Pacific Power was offering three different products within the program and […]
This 50 MW project came online in 2016 and is composed of 25 turbines. Over the course of construction, the project created construction jobs, helped boost the surrounding economy and provided an interesting project for local spectators to keep tabs on. Located in the small town of Huntington, Oregon, the wind farm is located on […]
Subscribers to utility green power programs pay a premium on their electricity bill for renewable energy certificates (RECs) in order to support renewable energy projects and reduce their personal carbon footprint. Since the late nineties, utilities have launched REC based green power programs in response to customer demand or regulatory mandate. There are now over 850 […]
Western Washington is an area of the country widely known for cloudy skies. As the popularity of solar power grew around the country, residents of the Pacific Northwest tended to look the other way, incorrectly classifying solar as not for me. In 2013 as PSE and their 3Degrees support team set out to grow the […]
The first community solar programs were started nearly a decade ago, and, as the name suggests, the early efforts were led by communities — neighbors, small towns, places of worship — in each case, a group of people dedicated to building solar systems and sharing the benefits of the electrical output. From these humble beginnings, […]
