Cool Planet Project
The Climate Registry administers an energy efficiency and climate change mitigation program called the Cool Planet Project with electric and gas utilities throughout North America. The Cool Planet Project highlights the relationship between energy usage and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, providing utility company business customers assistance in measuring, verifying, and reporting their GHG emissions profile, in exchange for installing energy efficiency (EE) projects that save a minimum threshold of energy on an annual basis. The largest commercial, industrial, and local governmental utility company customers participate in the program and learn to manage their carbon footprint through utility paid membership to The Registry.
Program Benefits to Utility Company
- Demonstrates environmental leadership and best practices in energy efficiency and greenhouse gas reductions
- Supports state and regional energy policy and goals, which promote EE as a cost-effective means for tackling climate change
- Effectively markets existing EE programs by relating them to climate change
- Provides climate change education and training to utility staff and their customers
- Strong EE programs save utilities from investing in new power plants or imported energy
Value to Participating Utility Customers
Recognition as an Environmental Leader
- Public relations services provided to communicate environmental leadership to the public
- Strengthens an organization’s voice among industry peers and national policy makers
Risk Management
- Readiness for new regulations and potential trading
- Document voluntary GHG reductions in a state-backed program
- Identify inefficiencies in energy usage while improving energy and climate change management
- Assess liability and risk and provide transparent information to public and stakeholders
Assistance in Measuring Carbon Footprint
- Expert Registry educational services, measuring and reporting software, and technical support provided
- Accurate, third party verified emissions profile consistent across borders and industry sectors is earned and protected
