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The cities of Salem (Ore.) and Palo Alto (Calif.) are the latest to be named green power communities by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Green Power Partnership. The EPA bestows the distinction on communities that meet a minimum of 2% to 6% of their electricity usage with green power purchases, depending on the overall size of a city's electricity load.
Salem became the first state capital city to be named a green power community by purchasing more than 2% of the power consumed within the city limits from renewable energy sources. And Palo Alto, with nearly 16% of its customers purchasing green power, became the first city in California to receive the EPA distinction.
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