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Summer 2008 Newsletter

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Featured Sponsor -- Lenovo 

Lenovo, a global PC technology company based in Research Triangle Park, NC, is one of the state’s leading supporters of North Carolina-based renewable energy generation. Lenovo currently purchases nearly 1 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) of renewable energy
from NC GreenPower annually.

Energy generated from Lenovo’s participation in NC GreenPower will help to reduce the use of fossil fuel sources, such as coal, resulting in improvements to air and water quality across the state. This reduction is equivalent to approximately 150,000 trees planted or avoiding 2.5 million miles driven by North Carolina motorists.

“We believe that investing in renewable energy is currently one of the most effective ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, along with conservation and efficiency improvements,” said Fran O’Sullivan, senior vice president, Product Group, Lenovo. “We are focusing on doing all three of these at Lenovo. Supporting renewable energy generation further extends the sustainability practices we’ve integrated throughout our product lines and operations.”

Maggy Inman, vice president and program manager of NC GreenPower, says “As a Champion-level sponsor of our program Lenovo is helping to increase the amount of renewable energy generation in North Carolina. As an innovative, global company, Lenovo is making a local impact in an area where many of its employees live and work.”

About Lenovo
Lenovo is dedicated to building the world's best-engineered personal computers. Formed by Lenovo Group's acquisition of the former IBM Personal Computing Division, the company develops, manufactures and markets reliable, high-quality, secure and easy-to-use technology products and services worldwide. Lenovo's heritage in emerging and developed markets has resulted in a New World Company business model where ideas, operations and resources are borderless and mobile. Worldquarters in Beijing, Raleigh, Singapore and Paris. Research centers in Yamato, Japan; Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen, China; and Raleigh.

Featured Producer – Delta Products Corporation

Delta Products Corporation added a 30-kilowatt solar photovoltaic (PV) system to its Research Triangle Park office building. The system was switched on in early January and is comprised of 160 Evergreen Solar’s ES-190 / 190W solar panels installed on Sunlink solar panel racks on the building’s rooftop. The panels feed down into 10 solar inverters in the company’s warehouse which are designed and built by its sister company, Delta Energy Systems, in Europe. This system is the largest corporate-owned, roof-mounted solar PV system in the state. On average, it will produce about 36,000 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity each year – enough to power about three to four typical NC homes and offset approximately 37 tons of carbon dioxide annually. Delta partnered with Triangle-based sustainable energy company Southern Energy Management to engineer, design and install the solar energy system.

While the economic incentives make solar more attractive as a corporate investment, Delta has other reasons to invest in solar power. Renewable power supplies, including inverters and solar panels, are a core part of Delta’s global product line, and switching power components are a primary focus of the company’s engineering R&D lab in RTP.

Delta’s solar energy system is the company’s second in North America, adding to one already generating power in California. The company’s investments in solar power, along with other sustainability efforts, are part of a larger initiative to slow down the impacts of global warming.

About Delta Products Corporation
Delta Group is the world’s largest provider of switching power supplies and brushless fans, as well as a major source for power management solutions, components, visual displays, industrial automation, networking products, and renewable energy solutions. Established in 1971, Delta Group has sales offices worldwide and manufacturing plants in Taiwan, China, Thailand, Japan, Mexico, India and Europe. As a global leader in power electronics, Delta’s mission is, “To provide innovative, clean and efficient energy solutions for a better tomorrow.” Delta is committed to environmental protection and has implemented green, lead-free production and recycling and waste management programs for many years. More information about Delta Group can be found at www.deltaww.com.

Make a one-time
tax-deductible contribution to
NC GreenPower.

As of June 2008

Program participation
Current NC GreenPower subscribers – 14,086
Total monthly NC GreenPower blocks subscribed –33,826
Annual equivalent blocks subscribed – 405,912
Annual equivalent energy – 40,591,200 kWh

Program producers
Solar photovoltaic (PV) - 157
Wind - 3
Landfill methane gas - 2
Small hydroelectric - 3 representing multiple sites
Biomass - 1 (wood waste)
Total producers - 166

Current NC GreenPower generators

Environmental offsets
The amount of coal consumed annually to produce this equivalent amount of energy - 32,878,872 lbs.

The generation of this amount of renewable energy will annually offset:

84,465,822 pounds of carbon dioxide (CO₂)

Energy equivalents
This annual offset of CO₂ emissions is environmentally equivalent to:

6,497,370 trees planted OR
102,824,511 miles not driven OR 2,502,063 days not driven