City of Corsicana Purchases Cleaner Electricity from Green Mountain Energy Company; First Municipality in Deregulated Texas Market to Choose Cleaner Electricity.

AUSTIN, Texas -- The city of Corsicana, Texas, announced today its purchase of cleaner electricity from Austin-based Green Mountain Energy Company, the nation's largest retail provider of cleaner electricity. The city of Corsicana is the first municipality in the state to sign up for cleaner electricity from Green Mountain Energy Company. E[acute accent]Green Mountain Energy(R) electricity is cleaner than typical system power in Texas and will be purchased for all of the city of Corsicana's buildings, maintenance facilities, ballparks, pump stations, water plants, and sewage treatment facilities. By purchasing cleaner energy from Green Mountain Energy Company, the city will help prevent the release of nearly 1,100 tons of carbon dioxide (CO2), a greenhouse gas, into the air each year -- equivalent to not driving approximately 2.4 million miles annually. To put this into perspective, it would be similar to driving a car between Boston and San Francisco 748 times. E[acute accent]C.L. "Buster" Brown, mayor of Corsicana, said, "We had an opportunity to save the city money on our electricity bill with Green Mountain Energy Company while at the same time doing something good for our environment. We're glad to be trendsetters for other cities in Texas to follow." E[acute accent]"We're glad to see a city like Corsicana leading the way in making smart energy choices," said Scott Hart, president of commercial services for Green Mountain Energy Company. "Corsicana is setting a great example of how municipalities in Texas can save taxpayer dollars through the purchase of cleaner electricity." E[acute accent]Hart added, "Our cleaner electricity products, coupled with the competitive rates we are offering to many Texas businesses and organizations, make choosing Green Mountain Energy electricity an extremely compelling proposition." E[acute accent]By purchasing a cleaner electricity product from Green Mountain Energy Company, the city of Corsicana is helping to make a difference by increasing the demand for new renewable energy facilities like the Green Mountain Energy(R) Wind Farm at Brazos.

E[acute accent]About Corsicana

E[acute accent]Established in 1849, Corsicana experienced an early economic boom in 1894 when the city was drilling for water and accidentally struck oil. One of Texas' first refineries was built here in 1897. Corsicana was the first city in the state of Texas to use natural gas for fuel and lighting, and crude oil for locomotive fuel. Today, Corsicana is a retail and wholesale center for rich blacklands and is the home of Navarro College.

E[acute accent]About Green Mountain Energy Company

E[acute accent]Founded in 1997 to change the way power is made, Green Mountain Energy Company (www.greenmountain.com) offers residential, business, institutional and governmental customers the choice to support cleaner electricity generated from sources such as wind, solar, water, geothermal, biomass and natural gas. Due to Green Mountain Energy Company's efforts, almost 600,000 customers nationwide are purchasing electricity that is significantly less polluting than typical system power. The company is based in Austin, Texas.

E[acute accent]NOTE TO EDITORS: In the term "CO2," the "2" is a subscript numeral. It was changed for technical purposes only.