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NONPROFIT ENERGY ALLIANCE

PURCHASING COMPETITIVE AND CLEAN ELECTRICITY

A PRIMER FOR MONTGOMERY COUNTY NONPROFITS

prepared for discussion purposes only by the Department of Environmental Protection

A collaboration between The Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County, Nonprofit Montgomery, Greater Washington Interfaith Power and Light, and the Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection


Overview –

Nonprofit Montgomery, Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County, and Greater Washington Interfaith Power & Light formed the NONPROFIT ENERGY ALLIANCE, an initiative to negotiate as a group for cheaper and greener electricity.



NONPROFIT ENERGY ALLIANCE is not a formal or contractual group. We are simply linking arms in order to enhance our negotiating power. The formal arrangement will remain between each individual organization and the power company(ies).

A collaboration between The Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County, Nonprofit Montgomery, Greater Washington Interfaith Power and Light, and the Montgomery County Department of Environmental

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To obtain the best price, we will seek a 2-year quote for 50% and 100% renewable energy from one local energy broker and one large local supplier directly.


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All nonprofit organizations and congregations who want to purchase alternative energy as a group will complete the Clean Currents Release Form and WGES Sample Agency Agreement forms by 4:30 pm April 16, 2010

A collaboration between The Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County, Nonprofit Montgomery, Greater Washington Interfaith Power and Light, and the Montgomery County Department

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NONPROFIT ENERGY ALLIANCE• Clean Currents Power Quote Request Form • A participant of Nonprofit Energy Alliance• Yes, I am interested in green power for my business! • • • For a quote from Clean Currents, fax this completed authorization form along with a

copy of one electric • bill (all pages of bill needed) from each meter to Clean Currents at 240-744-1719. • • (Please include only one electric bill from each meter. Your utility will provide the

remaining 24 months upon receipt of this authorization form • from your Clean Currents representative.) • AUTHORIZATION TO RELEASE ELECTRIC USAGE DATA • I hereby authorize the bearer of this release to request, on my behalf, up to 24 months

of energy usage and demand information related to • the accounts listed below, or attached. Please promptly transmit, electronically or via

fax, the last 24 months of electricity data containing - • by month - the following: KWh usage, KW Demand, Interval Data, Rate Class, Monthly

Bills. Clean Currents is not the exclusive Agent.• • 1. Service Address for Clean Energy quote: • SERVICE ADDRESS: ______________________________________________________ • CITY/STATE/ZIP: _________________________________________________________ • METER NUMBER:

_________________________________________________________ • UTILITY: _______________________________________________________________ • SERVICE ACCT. NUMBER: __________________________________________________ • • 2. Service Address for Clean Energy quote: • SERVICE ADDRESS: ______________________________________________________ • CITY/STATE/ZIP: _________________________________________________________

• METER NUMBER: _________________________________________________________

• UTILITY: _______________________________________________________________ • SERVICE ACCT. NUMBER: __________________________________________________ • • 3. Service Address for Clean Energy quote: • SERVICE ADDRESS: ______________________________________________________ • CITY/STATE/ZIP: _________________________________________________________ • METER NUMBER:

_________________________________________________________ • UTILITY: _______________________________________________________________ • SERVICE ACCT. NUMBER: __________________________________________________ • • (For more than three accounts, please list on a separate sheet and attach it to this

form.) • • Name of Authorized Individual:

______________________________________________ • Title: __________________________________________________________________ • Company (Legal Name):___________________________________________________ • Legal Address:

___________________________________________________________ • City:____________________________________State:___________ Zip:___________ • Telephone:_________________________ Fax:_________________________________

• Email Address:__________________________________________________________ • Authorized Signature: ________________________________Date:__________ • • Please submit this data to Ron Rodriguez, FAX: 240-744-1719 or email a .pdf to: • [email protected]




• WGES AGENCY AGREEMENT• • On this __________ day of __________________, 2010, I appoint Washington Gas Energy Services (WGES) as an Agent (not an exclusive Agent) to

obtain any and all information WGES deems necessary to evaluate my electricity/natural gas supply including all historical usage and billing information that may be available for my accounts. Signing this form in no way obligates your company to buy deregulated electricity or natural gas from Washington Gas Energy Services and no changes will be made to your electric or gas service without the express written consent of the customer.

• • • Company Name: Customer Name: (Include contact info.)• • A participant of Nonprofit Energy Alliance• • Attn: Pio Scarano• Signed - Title and date• • Utility: Account Numbers or attach your own customer list• • Account Name• Account Number• Service Address• City• State• Zip • • Fax Signed agreement to: 703-793-0668



Organizations or congregations that express interest after 4:30 PM on Friday, April 16, 2010 will NOT be able to participate in NONPROFIT ENERGY ALLIANCE’s first aggregated purchase.



• On or about April 27 or 28, we’ll receive quotes, and make a single recommendation to all likely participants in NONPROFIT ENERGY ALLIANCE.

• A decision-maker in your organization must be prepared to sign a contract promptly (likely within 24 hours) after we send out our recommendation.



NONPROFIT ENERGY ALLIANCECHECKLIST – IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER

Friday April 16 Fax or email Release form to Clean CurrentsFax agreement to WGESLet us know! https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0Aqy-klcasW2NdGZU

Tuesday, April 27 Expect to receive a quote and set aside time to review itHave a copy of your tax-exempt letter handy for faxing or emailing

Wednesday, April 28 If you opt in, your organization's authorized decision maker must sign the agreement and it must be at the vendor's by COB If you opt out, please let us know as early in the day as possible.


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IF, AT ANY POINT, YOUR ORGANIZATION DECIDES NOT TO PARTICIPATE, PLEASE LET US KNOW ASAP.CONTACT: [email protected] Burness Gleicher301-219-5775 (c)[email protected] Jenkins301-565-3805 x 23


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