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Green Mountain Energy Company is a United States company that offers electricity products, carbon offsets, and "sustainable solutions" to residential and commercial customers.〔"Green Mountain Energy Company," Bloomberg BusinessWeek, February 20, 2012 ()〕 ==History== Green Mountain Energy began in Vermont in August 1997 as an offshoot of Green Mountain Power to take advantage of electricity deregulation around the country.〔“Green Mountain Energy Company” Bloomberg Businessweek, February 15, 2012 ()〕 The company moved its headquarters to its current location in Austin, Texas in September 2000. Green Mountain began serving the Texas competitive market in January 2002, and was the first retailer to offer alternative energy in the state.〔"Texan Sustainable Energy Company Celebrates 10th Anniversary" JustMeans, Jan 12, 2012 ()〕 Competitors of Green Mountain include Reliant Energy, Champion Energy, Texas Power, TXU, Gexa Energy, and Direct Energy. In August 2009, Green Mountain Energy expanded to the New York City market, serving residential and commercial electricity customers in the Con Edison service territory.〔"Green Mountain Energy Company Expands to New York City." Green Energy News, August 22, 2009 ()〕 In November 2010, Green Mountain Energy was acquired by NRG Energy for $350 million.〔 Green Mountain Energy once operated as a standalone subsidiary of NRG, but now operates as one of NRG's many brands. With the acquisition of Green Mountain Energy’s renewable offerings, NRG became one of the largest retailers of green power in the nation. Green Mountain Energy made national headlines in January 2011 by signing a two-year agreement to provide 100% renewable energy to the Empire State Building, making this the largest commercial green power purchase in New York City at that time.〔"Green Power for the Empire State Building" New York Times Green Blog, January 6, 2011 ()〕 The following year, in February 2012, the company partnered with the National Football League (NFL) to power Super Bowl XLVI with 15 million kWh of renewable energy.〔"Why Super Bowl XLVI Will Be the Greenest Yet" GreenBiz.com, February 3, 2012 ()〕 In June 2012, Green Mountain Energy expanded to Pennsylvania, serving residential and commercial electricity customers in the PECO and PPL service territories.〔“Green Mountain Energy brings clean energy to PA,” The Times Herald, July 3, 2012 ()〕 As of July 2013, Green Mountain Energy Company serves customers in all seven Pennsylvania service territories. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Green Mountain Energy」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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