Marketing with PGE's Renewable Energy Program & Green Mountain Energy

This partnership revolves around a Senior Capstone course. Students work in teams to produce several deliverables, which were identified as important by PGE. Students organized an educational event at the Saturday Farmer's Market at the Park Block's where they talk to people about renewable energy. Since they underwent the formal sales training with Green Mountain Energy, a trainer of renewable energy sales people, they also sign people up to renewable energy through PGE. Legally power companies must buy the cheapest energy available which is often coal, an idea to limit the use of coal is to have people sign up to pay more for energy from renewable sources, such as wind energy. Students also work to survey and analyze the data to make formal recommendations to PGE. And finally, this will culminate in a White Paper to be presented to the head of PGE's Renewable Energy Program.