Green award for Intel

At an award ceremony hosted by the US Environmental Agency (EPA), it recognised the company’s voluntary efforts to address climate change through green power purchases and its impact in advancing the renewable energy market. In 2008, Intel signed a commitment to purchase more than 1.3 billion kilowatt hours of renewable energy certificates per year. This was enough power to meet approximately 47% of its purchased electricity use. Vice president of Intel’s Corporate Affairs Group, William Swope, said of the award: “This is but one milestone in our long term strategy to help make renewable energy more economically feasible and a realistic choice for individuals and corporations. Renewable energy investment is imperative to spur the growth of the nation’ s energy market and we’ll continue this ramp along with our industry efforts.”