Vancouver: Green energy provider Bullfrog Power and outdoor retailer MEC (formerly Mountain Equipment Coop) announced a significant expansion of their environmental partnership March 1. MEC is committing to a 100 per cent renewably powered future by choosing both green electricity and green natural gas for all of its current and future facilities, which presently includes 17 stores, its Head Office and Distribution Centre.
Through the agreement, Bullfrog Power's generators put 100 per cent renewable-sourced electricity onto the grid to match the amount of conventional power that MEC's stores, warehouse and offices use. Across Canada, Bullfrog Power's green electricity comes from a blend of wind and low-impact hydro power sourced from new Canadian renewable energy facilities.
Bullfrog Power's producers also inject green natural gas onto the national pipeline to match the amount of conventional natural gas MEC's bullfrog-powered facilities use, sourced from a methane-capture project situated on one of Canada's landfills.