NEW WIND TURBINE TO BE BUILT FROM EPA AGREEMENT WITH BONNEVILLE ENVIRONMENTAL FOUNDATION

May 10, 2000 (Portland, OR) - A new wind turbine will soon be generating clean electric power for the Environmental Protection Agency under the terms of an agreement reached today with the Bonneville Environmental Foundation (BEF.)

The "green tag" transaction, involving annual payments from EPA to the Foundation, will support the installation and operation of at least one new wind turbine in the region. The turbine will be rated at about 700 kilowatts capacity, and is expected to generate about 2.1 million kilowatt hours annually, about the annual consumption of EPA's Manchester Laboratory in Port Orchard, WA.

The output from such a turbine will displace an equivalent amount of fossil fuel (coal and gas) generation, or about 1,500 tons of CO2 emissions annually. Other air pollutants would be avoided as well. Because EPA's contribution makes this outcome possible, the agency can claim credit for offsetting an equal level of pollutants caused by its use of electricity.

"This sale will help us bring the cost of new regional wind still lower," said Angus Duncan, president of the Foundation. "By the end of next year, we hope to double the amount of green power the EPA payment will support, and the environmental benefits it delivers."

About BEF
Bonneville Environmental Foundation was established in 1998 to further the development and use of new renewable energy resources. BEF funds projects that restore damaged watersheds and create new sources of renewable energy such as solar, wind and low-impact hydro.

Bonneville Environmental Foundation is a non-profit organization that collaborates with, but is independent of, the Bonneville Power Administration.

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