• Program Name: Adopt-A-School Bus Program


• Funding and Sponsoring Agencies: Cooperative partnership between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, state agencies, local agencies/elected officials, and corporate sponsors.


• Program Description: The program was implemented to provide school districts with funds to replace their aging, diesel school bus fleets with new clean fuel buses.
  
• Participation Eligibility & Requirements: No restrictions


• Reduction Methodology: Replace aging diesel buses with clean fuel buses


• Costs: Financial contribution to the program


• Benefits: Improves health of school children, reduces air pollution, and corporate sponsors are recognized for their contributions


• Other: The Alamo Area Council of Governments is one of several agencies in Texas that operates an Adopt-A-School Bus program. For more information, contact the Alamo Area Clean Cities Coordinator.
  

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• Program Name: CPS Windtricity Program


• Program Description: Windtricity™ is a voluntary renewable energy option for CPS customers to purchase electricity generated by wind-powered turbines in West Texas. Windtricity is available to all retail customers in good credit standing with CPS. It is sold in 100 kilowatt-hour (kWh) increments or "blocks" of energy.


• Participation Eligibility & Requirements: Windtricity has no long-term contracts. You may increase or decrease the amount of wind power you purchase, cancel your membership, subscribe or re-subscribe at any time.
  
  To join Windtricity, download CPS’ subscription form. This form and other information on program support can be accessed at: http://www.windtricity.com/signup.html.


• Reduction Methodology: Decreases reliance on fossil fuels to generate power.


• Costs: Decreases reliance on fossil fuels to generate power.


• Benefits: Offsets the additional cost of wind generation relative to fossil fuel-based plants, and helps to support CPS' future efforts to promote renewable energy.


• Other: Log onto http://www.windtricity.com/ for more information.
  
  

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For more information about the program or to consult with an ACAP team member about pollution reduction programs appropriate for your business, contact:

Brenda Williams
Projects Manager–Natural Resources Department
Alamo Area Council of Governments
8700 Tesoro Drive, Suite 700
San Antonio, TX 78217
(210) 362-5246
bwilliams@aacog.com