CAPTURE HISTORY ON EARTH DAY AS GRESHAM CELEBRATES ENERGY NET ZERO STATUS
News Release from City of Gresham
Posted on FlashAlert: April 16th, 2015 9:04 AM
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GRESHAM, Ore. - Capture a major environmental milestone - complete with kids, cupcakes and kudos - as the City of Gresham celebrates energy net zero status for its wastewater treatment plant on Earth Day, Wednesday, April 22 at 10 a.m. at the plant, located at 20015 N.E. Sandy Blvd.
Net zero refers to the energy equation: the Gresham plant now produces about the same amount of power it uses in a year. It's the first treatment plant in the Pacific Northwest, and one of only a handful in the nation, to reach this green goal.
A unique collaboration with the non-profit Energy Trust of Oregon, as well the Oregon Department of Energy and the Global Fortune 500 company Veolia, the project will save Gresham ratepayers $500,000 a year and reduce the region's greenhouse gas emissions.
Reporters can capture remarks by:
* Gresham Mayor Shane Bemis
* Energy Trust of Oregon Board President Debbie Kitchin
* Oregon Department of Energy Director Michael Kaplan
* Veolia North America Vice President of Operations for Southern California Rick Smith
* National Energy Technology Laboratory Research & Development Area Lead David Alman
About 80 fourth-graders from nearby Wilkes Elementary School, who are studying energy, will be on hand and tour the plant. Another big visual opportunity: Attendees will count down to zero and form the number on the lawn - which photographers can capture from a nearby first-floor rooftop.
A press release will be available at the event, with an explainer about the renewable energy processes at the Gresham plant. Officials will be available for interviews.
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GRESHAM, Ore. - Capture a major environmental milestone - complete with kids, cupcakes and kudos - as the City of Gresham celebrates energy net zero status for its wastewater treatment plant on Earth Day, Wednesday, April 22 at 10 a.m. at the plant, located at 20015 N.E. Sandy Blvd.
Net zero refers to the energy equation: the Gresham plant now produces about the same amount of power it uses in a year. It's the first treatment plant in the Pacific Northwest, and one of only a handful in the nation, to reach this green goal.
A unique collaboration with the non-profit Energy Trust of Oregon, as well the Oregon Department of Energy and the Global Fortune 500 company Veolia, the project will save Gresham ratepayers $500,000 a year and reduce the region's greenhouse gas emissions.
Reporters can capture remarks by:
* Gresham Mayor Shane Bemis
* Energy Trust of Oregon Board President Debbie Kitchin
* Oregon Department of Energy Director Michael Kaplan
* Veolia North America Vice President of Operations for Southern California Rick Smith
* National Energy Technology Laboratory Research & Development Area Lead David Alman
About 80 fourth-graders from nearby Wilkes Elementary School, who are studying energy, will be on hand and tour the plant. Another big visual opportunity: Attendees will count down to zero and form the number on the lawn - which photographers can capture from a nearby first-floor rooftop.
A press release will be available at the event, with an explainer about the renewable energy processes at the Gresham plant. Officials will be available for interviews.
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