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Cisco is entering its second year of a Green Power Purchase Agreement to procure 100-percent renewable power for our U.K. facilities, representing approximately 26 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) per year. This agreement saves enough power to meet the needs of 2400 U.K. homes. In addition, Cisco again participated in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Green Power Challenge, a 13-month campaign focusing on the collective power purchases of eligible Fortune 500 companies. The challenge is part of the EPA’s Green Power Partnership program, which provides assistance and recognition to organizations that demonstrate environmental leadership through the purchase of green, renewable power. In FY07 we purchased more green power than ever before, including an additional 79.9 million kWh for our headquarters site. This brought the total green power purchases for U.S. facilities to 88.6 million kWh, and the total for our worldwide facilities to 115 million kWh. According to EPA estimates, Cisco’s U.S. green power purchases are equivalent to preventing more than 124 million pounds (56,400 metric tons) of carbon dioxide from entering the atmosphere. Combined with our U.K. initiatives, this represents the prevention of 69,000 metric tons of carbon-dioxide emissions per year. |
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