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Green Power Leadership

When you sign up for WGES natural gas, WGES invests in existing carbon offset projects and supports new projects that will generate additional carbon offsets in the future.


Initial

Clean Air and Water Projects

Future

Clean Air and Water Projects

J.B. Hunt
Transport Services*

Worcester County Landfill Gas Project
(Reducing landfill gas through combustion in enclosed flare)

Chesapeake Bay Foundation-Managed Projects
Funded by Program Partners WGES
and Sterling Planet

Watershed Benefits
  • Reduces greenhouse gases, particulate emissions and nitrogen runoff
  • Reduces greenhouse gases
  • Reduces greenhouse gases and nitrogen runoff

Economic Benefits
  • Reduces need to maintain and expand roadways
  • Lowers fuel costs
  • Creates "green" jobs
  • Increases local tax revenues
  • Supports farmers to improve efficiency and productivity

Social Benefits
  • Less traffic and fewer accidents on I-81, I-76, I-95, I-70 and other regional highways
  • Improves human health
  • Reduces landfill odors
  • Improves human health
  • Improves human health
  • Helps restore Bay waters

*J.B. Hunt comprises at least 80% of the initial projects.

For more detailed project descriptions, click here.

For more information about carbon offset registries and life cycle, click here.

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