- link Copy Url - [ Share on twitter ](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Green Mountain Energy Customers Avoid 8.6 Billion Pounds of CO2 in 2017 https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/181666?absolute=1&via=3blnews "link to 3 B L Media's Twitter") - [ Share on linkedin ](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/181666?absolute=1 "link to 3 B L Media's Linkedin") - [ Share on facebook ](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/181666?absolute=1 "link to 3 B L Media's Facebook") - [ email Share via email ](mailto:?subject=Green Mountain Energy Customers Avoid 8.6 Billion Pounds of CO2 in 2017&body=ESG News from Green Mountain Energy https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/181666?absolute=1 "Share via email") [Energy](/CSR-News/energy-0) # Green Mountain Energy Customers Avoid 8.6 Billion Pounds of CO2 in 2017 ##### Company announces 100% renewable commercial offerings, continued passion for renewable mission Apr 26, 2018 3:00 PM ET Campaign: [Green Mountain Energy Commitment to Sustainability](/news/campaign/green-mountain-energy-commitment-sustainability) HOUSTON, April 26, 2018 /3BL Media/ - Every month is Earth Month for the customers of Green Mountain Energy Company. By choosing cleaner electricity and carbon offset products, Green Mountain’s customers avoided more than 8.6 billion pounds of CO2 in 2017. Since its inception in 1997, Green Mountain customers have collectively avoided a total of 63 billion pounds of CO2. That’s like taking 6.8 million cars off the road for a year, or planting 7.5 million trees. “For more than twenty years, Green Mountain has been dedicated to changing the way power is made,” said Mark Parsons, General Manager, Green Mountain Energy. “By providing a variety of renewable energy options, our customers are able to support clean energy year-round, easily reducing their carbon emissions and environmental footprints.” Doubling down on its mission, all of Green Mountain’s commercial offerings will be 100% renewable moving forward, making it the first electricity supplier for commercial businesses to take this step. Going 100% renewable can significantly decrease a business’s carbon footprint. With their commercial offers, Green Mountain’s green experts partner with commercial customers to help find the right solution tailored to meet their economic and sustainability goals, improving the planet and customers’ bottom lines. Both of these announcements bolster the company’s pillars, which Green Mountain has rolled out amongst its Earth Month announcements. The four pillars – responsible, ethical, accessible, and pioneering – reinforce the organization’s vision to create a shift towards renewable energy sources by inspiring people to take action for the planet. \### **Green Mountain Energy Company** Green Mountain Energy Company is the nation’s longest serving renewable energy retailer and believes in using wind, sun and water for good. The company was founded in 1997 with a simple mission: to change the way power is made. Green Mountain offers consumers and businesses the choice of cleaner electricity products from renewable sources, as well as a variety of carbon offset products and sustainable solutions for businesses. Green Mountain customers have collectively helped avoid more than 63 billion pounds of carbon dioxide emissions. To learn more about Green Mountain, visit [greenmountainenergy.com](http://greenmountainenergy.com). **Media Contact:** Alex Angelina, Green Mountain Energy [![Green Mountain Energy](/sites/default/files/Clients/GME_Logo_New.png)](/profiles/green-mountain-energy) ### More from Green Mountain Energy ###### [Gulf Coast Bird Observatory Celebrates Energy Savings, Thanks to a $135,000 Green Mountain Energy Sun Club Sustainability Grant](/news/gulf-coast-bird-observatory-celebrates-energy-savings-thanks-135000-green-mountain-energy-sun) Jan 8, 2026 2:25 PM ET ###### [Community Garden Kitchen Goes Solar, Thanks to a $118,000 Green Mountain Energy Sun Club Grant](/news/community-garden-kitchen-goes-solar-thanks-118000-green-mountain-energy-sun-club-grant) Oct 16, 2025 2:00 PM ET ###### [Cancer Bridges and Green Mountain Energy Sun Club “Flip the Switch” on Solar, Thanks to a $116,000 Sustainability Grant](/news/cancer-bridges-and-green-mountain-energy-sun-club-flip-switch-solar-thanks-116000) Jul 23, 2025 2:10 PM ET ###### [Green Mountain Energy and Treehouse Partner to Offer Customers Affordable Option for EV Charger Installation ](/news/green-mountain-energy-and-treehouse-partner-offer-customers-affordable-option-ev-charger) Jun 5, 2025 10:00 AM ET ###### [Green Mountain Energy Earth Day at Discovery Green® Celebrates Renewable Energy With a Day of Art, Music and Family-Friendly Fun](/news/green-mountain-energy-earth-day-discovery-greenr-celebrates-renewable-energy-day-art-music-and) Apr 9, 2025 10:00 AM ET ###### [Green Mountain Energy Awards Grant for Rooftop Solar Array at Texas Hearing Institute](/news/green-mountain-energy-awards-grant-rooftop-solar-array-texas-hearing-institute) Feb 20, 2025 3:00 PM ET ###### [Willow Waterhole Greenspace Conservancy Is Emissions-Free, Thanks to Green Mountain Energy Sun Club](/news/willow-waterhole-greenspace-conservancy-emissions-free-thanks-green-mountain-energy-sun-club) Oct 7, 2024 2:00 PM ET ###### [Green Mountain Energy Sun Club Joins Forces With Stroud Water Research Center in the Brandywine Valley](/news/green-mountain-energy-sun-club-joins-forces-stroud-water-research-center-brandywine-valley) Oct 1, 2024 9:00 AM ET