GDF SUEZ Energy Resources announced that it will continue to serve as the electricity provider for the Metropolitan Houston Transit Authority of Harris County (METRO).

Under the contract, METRO will offset 30 percent of its electricity consumption with Green-E certified Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs), 5 percent of which – up to 15,968 RECs – will be donated by GDF SUEZ Energy Resources.

The contract also includes a feasibility study to evaluate the Authority's possible participation in ERCOT's Emergency Response Service (ERS-30).

Additionally, GDF SUEZ will donate to the METRO "See the Light" energy toolkit, which GDF SUEZ described as, "a program designed to engage the Authority's employees in a continuing mission to reduce energy waste and cut electricity consumption while building a sustainable culture of conservation."

GDF SUEZ Energy Resources NA currently serves commercial, industrial, and institutional customers in 12 markets: Delaware, Texas, Massachusetts, Maine, Maryland, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Connecticut, Ohio, and Washington, D.C. The company serves over 60,000 accounts for customers having a peak demand ranging from 50 KW to more than 200 MW, with an estimated peak load totaling nearly 10,000 MW.

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